Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry

Djed-pillar Amulet

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Description

Caption: Djed-pillar Amulet, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 7/16 x 7/16 x 1/4 in. (3.6 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1276E. (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.

A djed pillar amulet, symbolizing stability, crafted from green faience.

The artifact is a small djed pillar amulet made from green faience, characteristic of Egyptian use for jewelry or burial goods. It features horizontal lines creating a series of raised segments resembling stacked columns, commonly associated with Osiris, the god of the afterlife. The simplicity of the form suggests functional use in funerary practices.

decorative unknown good
Deities Osiris
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Osiris
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1276E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117841 tier-2
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