An Egyptian green faience Djed pillar

An Egyptian green faience Djed pillar
Late Period, circa 664-525 B.C.
The pillar surmounted by a plumed crown on rams horns, surmounted by a sun disc, 6cm high

Provenance:
Private collection, France, ca. 1950s.
with Arteas Ancient Art, France.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above 7 December 2010.

This amulet is in the form of the hieroglyphic sign meaning 'enduring'. It was intended to represent the back bone of Osiris and examples with the atef crown, such as the above lot, reinforce this association. For another example of a djed pillar with atef crown cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, The British Museum, 1994, p.83, fig. 84d.