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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Samuel D. Warren
Accession Number02.620
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet is made of faience with 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.