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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
2.45 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Estate of Mrs. Francis C. Lowell
Accession NumberRES.22.247
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis perfect amulet is made of faience with a blue glaze. There is a rib on the back, as well as a transverse threading hole. The amulet represents the djed-pillar. The pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.