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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street 7000
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 2.3 x 0.9 cm (7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number37.3040
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis carnelian amulet is brownish. The top is chipped and the base is broken. The amulet represents the djed-pillar. The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
ProvenanceGiza Street 7000. January 1926: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)