Djed-Pillar with Atef-Crown
Description
Caption: Djed-Pillar with Atef-Crown, ca. 664–305 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 1/8 x 1 in. (10.5 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.130. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian amulet shaped like the Djed pillar.
The artifact is a depiction of a Djed pillar, an ancient Egyptian symbol representing stability. The pillar is vertically elongated with horizontal elements that resemble vertebrae. Its style is simple and symmetrical, with notable wear that may indicate its age. The piece seems to be carved from a solid material, likely stone, and measures approximately 16 cm in height.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.130 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3243 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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