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Djed pillar amulet
Egyptian
Late Period
664–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number57.426
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet is made of a light green fine paste faience. The amulet represents the djed-pillar. The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
ProvenanceLuigi Vassalli Collection (1812-1887); by 1957: Horace L. Mayer Collection; 1957: gift of Horace L. Mayer.