lionofchaeronea:Ancient Egyptian jewelry element (gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, and turquoise) in t
lionofchaeronea:Ancient Egyptian jewelry element (gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, and turquoise) in the form of a djed-pillar, representing the backbone of Osiris. Artist unknown; ca. 1878-1805 BCE (late 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom). Thought to come from the region of Memphis; now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. -- source link
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