Amulet of a djed-pillar (fragments)
1550–1070 B.C.
Object PlaceDenderah, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueIvory and bone
DimensionsOverall: 2.3 x 0.8 x 10.5 cm (7/8 x 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number98.1111
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Dendara, animal catacombs. 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
3850–2960 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
743–712 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
2040-1640 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.