An Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Djed Pilllar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Funerary & Religious Equipment WMF "Naqada and Ballas" (1895)

WMF "Naqada and Ballas" (1895)

This semi-circular blue glazed faience amulet bead is known as a wallet bead

thereafter private Canadian collection

Symbols of military might

Condition:  Chip to one side of the snout

An Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Djed Pilllar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Funerary & Religious Equipment WMF "Naqada and Ballas" (1895)A djed pillar is an amulet in the form of the hieroglyphic sign which means 'enduring', 'stable' and similar concepts. In shape it consists of a tall broad shaft crossed near the top by four short horizontal bars. Originally, it may have represented a stylized tree trunk with the branches lopped off. Certainly, when it first appears in connection with the rites for Sokaris, the funerary god of Memphis, and later for Ptah, the more powerful god of the