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amulet, djed pillar
Wood djed pillar painted yellow and black over gesso. 13cm by 7cm. Four transverse rods are shown in yellow. The Djed Pillar is specifically prescribed as an amulet in Chapter 155 of the 'Book of the Dead'. Purchased by Wellcome at auction 1934. Further information on the Djed pillar amulet may be found in Lacovara et al 2001, 'The Collector's Eye....' p166.
Type of item
- amulet, djed pillar
Type of item
- amulet, djed pillar
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W542
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:56.479Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:35.824Z