Djed pillar

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

525–30 BC

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

Starting in the later Late Period and continuing through the Ptolemaic Period, a type of glass amulet cast by pressing the glass into a shallow open mold appears. The back was left rough, and the amulets may look ragged because glass overflowed the mold around the edges. The earlier amulets are monochrome, bi- or multicolor amulets supplement the repertoire during the Ptolemaic Period.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Djed pillar
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: 525–30 BC
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Blue Glass
Dimensions: H. 4.4 × W. 1.4 cm (1 3/4 × 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.2527
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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