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Amulet of a djed-pillar

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Other: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2392
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionThis amulet is of a light blue faience with a slight glaze. It is rude work, with one hole and is in good condition. The amulet represents the djed-pillar. The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.