Egyptian God Montu
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Egyptian God Montu
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Statue of Montu, God of War with bull's head, symbol of military valor. Medamud, Egypt, Ptolemaic period, 4th - 1st century BC.
This statue was found at the Temple of Montu in Medamud.
Montu was a falcon god of war in ancient Egyptian religion, an embodiment of the conquering vitality of the pharaoh. He was particularly worshiped in Upper Egypt and in the district of Thebes. Because of the association of raging bulls with strength and war, the Egyptians also believed that Montu manifested himself as a white, black-snouted bull to the point that in the Late Period Montu was depicted with a bull's head too.
The Temple of Montu in Medamud, the ancient Medu, five kilometers north of Luxor, was built by Senusret III (c. 1878–1839 BC) of the 12th Dynasty. The temple courtyard was used as a dwelling for the living Buchis bull, revered as an incarnation of Montu.
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