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3. Djed Pillar
This amulet is in the form of the hieroglyphic sign that means "enduring" or "stable." The djed was used as one of Osiris's symbols, and was seen as a representation of the god's backbone. Djed pillar amulets were placed on the mummy's lower torso.
Egypt, Late - Ptolemaic Periods
ca. 712 - 30 B.C.

"Djed Amulet"
Obsidian , h: 1.813" w: 1.625"
Funded by John A. Manget, 1921.79
Collection of the Michael C. Carlos Museum

ODYSSEY HOME NEAR EAST Egypt GREECE ROME

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Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester and Dallas Museum of Art
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