Djed pillar amulet, Third Intermediate Period–Ptolemaic Period, 1086–30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 3.2 × W. 1 × D. 0.6 cm (1 1/4 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.), Amulets were thought to magically transfer their power to the wearer. Such power often derived from their shape, material, color, and/or the recitations spoken over them. This amulet depicts the so-called djed pillar that ensured permanence
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Djed pillar amulet, Third Intermediate Period–Ptolemaic Period, 1086–30 B.C, Egypt, Faience, H, 3.2, W, 1, D, 0.6 cm, 1 1/4, 3/8, 1/4, Amulets, thought, magically transfer, power, wearer, derived, shape, material, color, recitations spoken, amulet depicts, djed pillar, ensured permanence
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