Djed amulet

Museum number:
5-7392
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2442
Description:
Djed amulet. Light green faience. Pillar at the back is pierced laterally close to the top. Height: 2.73 cm; width: 1.13 cm; depth: 0.67 cm.
Donor:
Kathryn G. Overstreet
Collection place:
Uncertain site, Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt unknown
Collector:
Roy Overstreet
Collection date:
before 1968
Materials:
Faience (composite material)
Person depicted:
Osiris (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Amulets
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
overall— depth 0.67 centimeters, overall— width 1.13 centimeters, and overall— height 2.73 centimeters
Comment:
According to Victoria Jensen (2022-01-03), this is a Djed amulet not a Tet amulet. "This amulet depicts a spinal column, associated with the god Osiris; the word Djed means stability.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Djed amulet, accession number 5-7392, described as Djed amulet. Light green faience. Pillar at the back is pierced laterally close to the top. Height: 2.73 cm; width: 1.13 cm; depth: 0.67 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Djed amulet, accession number 5-7392, described as Djed amulet. Light green faience. Pillar at the back is pierced laterally close to the top. Height: 2.73 cm; width: 1.13 cm; depth: 0.67 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Djed amulet, accession number 5-7392, described as Djed amulet. Light green faience. Pillar at the back is pierced laterally close to the top. Height: 2.73 cm; width: 1.13 cm; depth: 0.67 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Djed amulet, accession number 5-7392, described as Djed amulet. Light green faience. Pillar at the back is pierced laterally close to the top. Height: 2.73 cm; width: 1.13 cm; depth: 0.67 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Djed amulet, accession number 5-7392, described as Djed amulet. Light green faience. Pillar at the back is pierced laterally close to the top. Height: 2.73 cm; width: 1.13 cm; depth: 0.67 cm.

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