Caption

Amulet - djed pillar, A brown glass amulet in the shape of a djed pillar with five crossbars and a tall, slender leg that widens significantly at the bottom. Djed pillars iconography; protective amulet; grave goods; hieroglyphs. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt. Amulet; height 5.6 cm, width 2.1 cm., A single vertical object with a textured surface, appearing to be made of a dark reddish-brown material with areas of deeper red and small flecks of lighter color, set against a plain light gray background; the object has a rectangular top section with a series of horizontal ridges, a narrower midsection that tapers and shows a few raised rings, and a flared base that widens into a flat foot with a notched edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_090

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.9Mb (1.5Mb) / 10.1in x 13.5in / 3018 x 4046 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - djed pillar brown glass amulet shape djed pillar five crossbars tall slender leg widens significantly bottom Djed pillars iconography protective amulet grave goods hieroglyphs Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Egypt Amulet height 5.6 cm width 2.1 cm single vertical object textured surface appearing dark reddish-brown material areas deeper red small flecks lighter color set plain light gray background object rectangular top section series horizontal ridges narrower midsection tapers raised rings flared base widens flat foot notched edge.