Live Auction 22980Philip Hewat-Jaboor: An Eye for the Magnificent
AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE DJED PILLAR
Lot 110

AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE DJED PILLAR

LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.

Closed8 February 2024

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GBP 6,000–8,000

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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE DJED PILLAR
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
With ribbed capital surmounted by four platforms, the back pillar with remains of gilding
4 3⁄8 in. (11.2 cm.) high

Goddard Dubois (1869-1925) and Josephine Cook Dubois (1864-1961), New York, acquired in Egypt between 1900-1907; thence by descent.
Egyptian Antiquities, Militaria, Bronzes, Jewelry & Art, Midnight Sun Antique Auction, Long Beach, CA, 20 October 2012, lot 50.
with Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 2016.

Specialist note


A symbol of stability, the djed-pillar was first thought to represent a stylised tree trunk with branches lopped off and later as a stylised representation of the backbone of Osiris.