© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Seated Statuette of Khonsu

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period

Date722-332 BCE

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions3 5/8 x 7/8 x 1 11/16 in., 117 g (9.2 x 2.3 x 4.3 cm, 4 1/8 oz.)

Object number2018.010.786

Label TextThe god Khonsu was the son of the gods Amun and Mut. He was also known as a healer. King Ptolemy IV believed he was cured of an illness by the god, after which the king was called “Beloved of Khonsu, Who Protects the King and Drives Away Evil Spirits." Khonsu is seated with his arms at his side. He wears a curled beard, a tripartite wig with a uraeus, and a crown composed of a full and crescent moon. His hands are fisted and rest on either side of his kilt.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 43.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Alain Renner, Issoudun, France.

Status

Not on view

Collections