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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Egyptian
Late Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Other: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1042
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet is made of faience with a green glaze. The amulet represents the djed-pillar. The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
ProvenanceFrom Giza: G 7112 Mummy [Excav. date] Jan. 22, 1925 Phot. B 5802/3. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.