Djed-Pillar

664-332 BC (Late Period)

3.1 cm 10.5 cm 1.1 cm

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Large Djed-pillars such as this were used for the living in festival or temple contexts, but were also attached to the body of a deceased. Usually, they were used as part of an amulet set, which included more than one of these pillars. This pillar dates in the Late Period (664...

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[Possibly excavated at Saqqara and sold at the art market in Cairo in the early 20th century]; Mr. Albert Cousins [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1982, by gift.
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