Amulet of a Djed Pillar

Art Institute of Chicago

Amulet of a Djed Pillar

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Date
Third Intermediate Period–Ptolemaic Period (11th–7th centuries BCE)
Medium
Faience
Culture
Egypt
Department
Arts of Africa
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
140340

Columns with crossbars at their top represent the stylized backbone of the god Osiris, the main god of the afterlife. Known as djed columns, the backbone was associated with stability, hence with continued life.

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Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
Provenance
The Art Institute of Chicago, acquired in 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty, Robert H. Fleming, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris.

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