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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Estate of Mrs. Francis C. Lowell
Accession NumberRES.22.243
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis perfect amulet is made of faience with a greenish glaze. There is a rib on the back. The amulet represents the djed-pillar. The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
ProvenanceAbout 1835: collected by John Lowell with permission of the Egyptian Government. From the Estate of Mrs. Francis C. Lowell.