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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
404–353 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid XIX
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 0.1cm (3/4 x 1/16in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12383
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis travertine amulet has a hole through top. The amulet represents the djed-pillar. The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid XIX. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.