An Egyptian Faience Djed Pillar Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE olivia-neal cross screwdriver

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and 1915 by Gustave Maurice Heckscher who then donated to the museum founded by his father

face clearly detailed with eye and mane

An Egyptian Faience Djed Pillar Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE olivia-neal cross screwdriverThe djed pillar was closely linked with Osiris, and its shape was interpreted as a representation of his backbone, suggesting stability and endurance. This example, of fine bright blue faience, has a slender tapering form with a tall broad shaft and ribbed capital that is surmounted by four short horizontal bars. It is pierced at the back for attachment to the mummy wrappings thus conferring these qualities on the deceased. Strung as a necklace on an