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Statuette of Khonsu

Statuette of Khonsu

Period New Kingdom Period Ancient Egyptian, 1550–1070 BCE
Dynasty Dynasty 20 Ancient Egyptian, 1186–1070 BCE
Place of OriginKarnak, Egypt
Date20th Dynasty (1186-1070 BCE)
Dimensions6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Mediumbronze
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1906.107
Not on View
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  • Sculpture
Published ReferencesLuckner, Kurt T., "The art of Egypt, Part 2," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, new series, vol. 14, no. 3, Fall 1971, p. 69, repr. fig. 10.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Mummies: From Egypt to Toledo, February 3- May 6, 2018.Label TextThis statuette depicts Khonsu, the son of the goddess Mut and the god Amun, key deities of the Theban Triad. Khonsu was a moon god associated with time, healing, and protection. He is often portrayed as a young man with a sidelock of youth, wearing a lunar disk and crescent atop his head.

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