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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Samuel D. Warren
Accession Number02.617
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet is made of faience with a light 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.