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Djed Amulet

Pillar-shaped amulet with a base and four horizontal cross bars arranged at the top beneath a smaller cap. Remains of gilding appears on back.

Pillar-shaped amulet with a base and four horizontal cross bars arranged at the top beneath a smaller cap. Remains of gilding appears on back.

Culture Egyptian
Title Djed Amulet
Date 664–525 BCE
Medium Faience
Dimensions Object: 4 1/8 × 3/8 in. (10.5 × 1 cm)
Overall: 4 1/8 × 3/8 in. (10.5 × 1 cm)
Credit Line William Lowe Bryan Memorial, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 58.11

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"Djed Amulet | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2023. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=58.11