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Amulet of a djed-pillar
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 405–369 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid XXII
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Length x width: 1.8 x 0.9 cm (11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21-3-597b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThe djed-pillar, which symbolized the spinal column of the funerary god Osiris, was the hieroglyphic symbol for stability.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. Sout), Pyramid XXII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.