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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26
664–525 B.C
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Other: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.1260
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet is made of faience with a green glaze. It is one of 18 faience djed pillar amulets with this field number. 29.1247-1292 form a set.
The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
ProvenanceFrom Giza: G 7652A, Room lV [Excav. date] April 29, 1929. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.