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THREE EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS DJED-PILLAR AMULETS
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THREE EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS DJED-PILLAR AMULETS

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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THREE EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS DJED-PILLAR AMULETS
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Each pillar surmounted by an atef-crown
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) high max (3)
來源
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; gifted by Dr. Keimer in 1954-1955.
注意事項
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

拍品專文

A symbol of stability, the djed-pillar was first thought to represent a stylised tree trunk with branches lopped off and later as a stylised representation of the backbone of Osiris. Indeed from the Late Period onwards, djed-pillars were often surmounted by the god's atef-crown, as here.