Advanced Search 
Amulet of a djed-pillar
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7540 X-II, in debris
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Width x height: 1.4 x 3.8 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1975
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
Description
This complete amulet is made of light green faience and is bored. The amulet represents the djed-pillar. The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
This complete amulet is made of light green faience and is bored. 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, Pit G 7540 X-II, in debris. 1927: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.