Bronze with dark green patina
H. 19 cm
Egypt, Late Period, 664-525 BC. J.-C.
Origin
Former Hugo Johanne collection, Belgium, 1956
For similar iconography
Djed pillar with atef crown in earthenware, Louvre Museum, n°4544
This pillar in the form of a branched trunk symbolizes the spinal column of Osiris and in this case, surmounted by the atef crown. It is used as a ritual object in the mysteries of the God of the Dead. In a funerary context, the djed pillar protected the deceased in the Amduat.
Very well preserved.
An Egyptian Late Period bronze djed-pillar with atef crown. Ca 664-525 BC
This pillar which symbolized the backbone of Osiris, is surmounted by the atef crown. Served as a ritual object during the mysteries of the god of the dead. In a funerary context, it would have protected the deceased in the life in the Hereafter.
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