ANCIENT EGYPT. LAPIS LAZULI DJED PILLAR AMULET. NEW KINGDOM. 1250 B.C
The djed pillar is traditionally interpreted as the backbone of Osiris, god of the afterlife and rebirth. With its four horizontal bars rising above a flared base, the form signifies stability, endurance, and resurrection- core themes in Egyptian funerary belief.
Lapis lazuli was a precious, imported stone—sourced exclusively from mines in modern-day Afghanistan. It traveled over 2,000 miles through long-distance Bronze Age trade route, known as the Lapis Lazuli Road, as early as 3000 BCE.
Its rarity and exotic origin gave it a near-mythic status in Egypt. Lapis lazuli amulets were thus reserved for royalty, priests, and elite burials.
DIMENSIONS:
19 x 9 x 5 MM
CONDITION:
NO REPAIRS. NO RESTORATION!
