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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Djed Amulet
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Djed Amulet

Date664 BCE - 525 BCE
Place MadeEgypt, Ancient & Byzantine World-Africa
MediumFaience
Dimensions1.15 x 0.7 cm (7/16 x 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU11n89
eMuseum ID717429
Previous NumberU11n59.12
EmbARK ObjectID23228
TMS Source ID8363
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner during her trip to Egypt, September 1874 - April 1875.
(c) 2015 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
664 BCE - 30 BCE
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
19th century
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
before 642
(c) 2015 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
664 BCE - 332 BCE
(c) 2015 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
664 BCE - 332 BCE
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
8th century BCE - 1st century BCE
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
before 1924
String of Beads with Ushabti
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2nd century BCE - 1st century BCE
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
19th century - early 20th century
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
early 19th century