An Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Djed Pilllar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Funerary & Religious Equipment thereafter private Canadian collection

thereafter private Canadian collection

possibly indicating a functional pin for draped garments or veils with enhanced visual appeal

November 30

WMF "Naqada and Ballas" (1895)

a material of spiritual essence and efficacy was a vehicle for metaphysical transformation and shamanic metamorphosis

An Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Djed Pilllar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Funerary & Religious Equipment thereafter private Canadian collectionA djed pillar is an amulet in the form of the hieroglyphic sign which means 'enduring', 'stable' and similar concepts. In shape it consists of a tall broad shaft crossed near the top by four short horizontal bars. Originally, it may have represented a stylized tree trunk with the branches lopped off. Certainly, when it first appears in connection with the rites for Sokaris, the funerary god of Memphis, and later for Ptah, the more powerful god of the