Djed-Pillar Amulet
Ancient Egyptian · Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE) · Art Institute of Chicago
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Amulets could be strung on cords to be worn by the living or the dead. This pillar with cross bars (the djed column) represented the backbone of the god Osiris and conveyed stability.
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Details
- Maker
- Egyptian
- Date
- Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- 4.7 × 1.9 × 0.7 cm (1 15/16 × 13/16 × 5/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Egypt
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · On view · Gallery 50
- Credit line
- The Art Institute of Chicago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
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