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ID number: ECM 2133 Named collection: The Eton Myers Collection Title / Object name: Djed Pillar Amulet Object type: Amulet Culture: Egyptian Collector: Myers, William Joseph Materials: Faience (blue) Measurements: overall: 2.87 cm x 0.84 cm x 0.57 cm (H x W x D) Provenance: Unknown |
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Modelled djed pillar amulet with dorsal pillar. A transverse piercing in the pillar was used for suspension. Bibliography: For further discussion of amulets, see: Notes: The iconography of the djed pillar first appears in the heb-sed court of the Third Dynasty Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, although it does not appear in amuletic form until the late Old Kingdom. At this time the symbol was associated with the Memphite funerary god Sokar, but was later incorporated into the iconography of the local god Ptah. The symbol formed the focal point of the ritual of ‘raising the djed pillar’, which involved erecting a large djed (probably a tree trunk with branches chopped off). By the New Kingdom, the djed was adopted into Osirian iconography and became associated with the god’s backbone. The ritual of ‘raising the djed pillar’ then came to symbolise Osiris’ victory over Seth and his eventual resurrection – it was through this association that the djed became a popular funerary amulet. |
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Myers, William Joseph British 1858-08 1899-10-30 |
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