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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
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

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.
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.