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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
Djed-Pillar
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Djed-Pillar

AAT Object Form/FunctionDevontional Jewelry
AAT Object Form/FunctionAmulet
Place FoundEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period
Date722-332 BCE
MediumObsidian
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions1 13/16 x 5/8 x 3/16 in. (4.6 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm)
Object number1921.079
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - Present
Published ReferencesPeter Lacovara and Betsy Teasley Trope, The Realm of Osiris (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum 2001), 60.
ProvenanceAcquired for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art