Blue glazed faience amulet in the form of a djed-pillar, both a symbol of the god Osiris and a hieroglyphic sign which means ‘enduring’, ‘stable’ and similar concepts. Laterally pierced in the back  through the pillar.

Purchased from the antiquities dealer R. H. Blanchard of Sharia Kamel, Cairo.

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Blue glazed faience amulet in the form of a djed-pillar, both a symbol of the god Osiris and a hieroglyphic sign which means ‘enduring’, ‘stable’ and similar concepts. Laterally pierced in the back through the pillar. Purchased from the antiquities dealer R. H. Blanchard of Sharia Kamel, Cairo.

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