amulet
- Description
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Large mould-made amulet in glazed composition, representing a Djed pillar surmounted by an Atef-crown; small reeded lug pierced widthwise for suspension on the back; thick turquoise glaze well preserved; lower part broken off.
- Production date
- 664 BC - 525 BC (possibly)
- Dimensions
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Height: 7.10 centimetres
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Thickness: 1.10 centimetres
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Width: 4.40 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- According to the Egypt Exploration Fund list, the Redpath Museum received in 1887 several "paste objects" from the Scarab Factory, along with two moulds. This amulet might come from such a context.
This symbol of Osiris' backbone, associated to ideas of stability, is a very common funerary amulet.
A similar Djed pillar surmounted by an Atef crown is dated to the 26th dynasty (Müller-Winkler 1987, Kat. 664), though such composition can date to the general Late and even Ptolemaic periods (Andrews 1994, 83, fig. 84a).
On Djed pillar amulets see: Andrews 1994, 82-83; Herrmann et al. 2010, 147-148 (type 94).
Andrews, C. 1994, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London.
Herrmann, C., Staubli, T., Berger-Lober, S., Keel, O., Schönbächler, G. 2010, 1001 Amulett : altägyptischer Zauber, monotheisierte Talismane, säkulare Magie, Bibel+Orient-Museum, Liebefeld, Stuttgart.
Müller-Winkler, C. 1987, Die ägyptischen Objekt-Amulette : mit Publikation der Sammlung des Biblischen Instituts der Universität Freiburg Schweiz, Göttingen.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Relatively fair (incomplete)
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 2500 (Accession Number)
