Fragment of a figurine of the god Khonsu — head with a lock of youth and a disc mounted on a crescent moon on the head; a uraeus above the forehead; a now-lost false beard on the chin. Egyptian, Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664–525 BC. Material: figurine. Dimensions: height 7.4 cm, width 5 cm, depth 4 cm., A carved stone fragment showing the profile of a human head with a stylized headdress or crown, depicted in a dark gray to black stone with lighter worn highlights; the face is smooth with a defined nose, lips, ear, and an incised eye line, and the hair or headdress behind the ear is rendered with a braided or chevron pattern; the top of the fragment has a rounded protrusion and a curved crest, and the lower edge appears rough and broken; the object rests on two translucent stands against a neutral light gray background, and visible colors include dark gray, black, lighter gray highlights, and small areas of brownish discoloration.
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Fragment of a figurine of the god Khonsu — head with a lock of youth and a disc mounted on a crescent moon on the head; a uraeus above the forehead; a now-lost false beard on the chin. Egyptian, Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664–525 BC. Material: figurine. Dimensions: height 7.4 cm, width 5 cm, depth 4 cm., A carved stone fragment showing the profile of a human head with a stylized headdress or crown, depicted in a dark gray to black stone with lighter worn highlights; the face is smooth with a defined nose, lips, ear, and an incised eye line, and the hair or headdress behind the ear is rendered with a braided or chevron pattern; the top of the fragment has a rounded protrusion and a curved crest, and the lower edge appears rough and broken; the object rests on two translucent stands against a neutral light gray background, and visible colors include dark gray, black, lighter gray highlights, and small areas of brownish discoloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Fragment figurine god Khonsu head lock youth disc mounted crescent moon uraeus forehead now-lost false beard chin Egyptian Late Period 26th Dynasty 664–525 Bc Material Dimensions height 7.4 cm width 5 cm depth 4 cm carved stone fragment showing profile human head stylized headdress crown depicted dark gray black stone lighter worn highlights face smooth defined nose lips ear incised eye line hair headdress rendered braided chevron pattern top fragment rounded protrusion curved crest lower edge rough broken object rests two translucent stands neutral light gray background visible colors include black lighter gray highlights small areas brownish discoloration.

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