Djed-Column Amulet
Donor
Mr. Eugene L. Garbaty
CultureEgyptian
Date3rd Intermediate Period, Dynasty 23, 818-715 B.C.E.
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Eugene L. Garbaty
Object number56.42.48
Not on view
Label TextDjed-Column Amulets
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 23, 818-715 B.C.E.
Ceramic
Gift of Mr. Eugene L. Garbaty 56.42.48-.49
Symbolic of Osiris, the djed-column amulet may have functioned as an emblem of the human spine. It was placed by priests on the throat of the mummy, where it served to protect the backbone of the deceased in the afterlife.
3rd Intermediate Period, Dynasty 23, 818-715 B.C.E.
