Sujet
Blue glass furniture inlay depicting a djed (stability) pillar which by the New Kingdom was regarded as a symbol of Osiris
Légende
Blue glass furniture inlay depicting a djed (stability) pillar which by the New Kingdom was regarded as a symbol of Osiris, Seen as a representation of the deitys backbone it was often painted on the bottom of coffins where the deceaseds backbone would rest. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. c 2nd/1st century BC. Alexandria.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Private Collection
Date
05 mai 2010
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A20_090
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
31,2Mo (714,7Ko) / 22,3cm x 35,0cm / 2634 x 4134 (300dpi)