Djed pillar amulet
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI 664 BCE-525 BCE
Medium
faience
Measurements
9.4 × 3.6 × 1.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1982
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Physical description
Small pillar with a black plinth. The sides of the top bar have partly broken as well as the right hand side of the bottom bar. The pillar curves slightly backwards towards the top. Glaze spattered with a darker blue glaze.
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