Egyptian Djed Pillar Amulet
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New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A carved jasper amuletic pendant of the djed pillar on rectangular base and supporting pillar to the reverse, pierced for suspension. 0.78 grams, 21mm (3/4"). From an early 20th century French collection. The djed pillar is an amulet in the form of the hieroglyph sign djed, which means 'enduring', stable, and similar concepts. Originally it may have represented a stylised tree trunk, with the branches lopped off. It first appeared in connection with the rites for Sokaris, the funerary god of Memphis, and later for the god Ptah. It was the central feature of the ceremony known as 'The Raising of the Djed. Since this entailed the setting upright of a huge djed by means of ropes, rather in the manner of a maypole, the tree trunk origin seems likely.
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Egyptian Djed Pillar Amulet
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