An Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Djed Pilllar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Animals whereby decapitation may have been

whereby decapitation may have been viewed as a necessary evil for combating the adverse effects of sorcery (Hoopes 2007)

its turned head with round cheeks flanking a wedge-shaped nose

once burnished to a gleaming reflective surface

The Colima culture flourished on the Pacific coast of Mexico from about 200 BCE to 300 CE

and symbolically charged vessels that served both utilitarian and ceremonial roles

An Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Djed Pilllar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Animals whereby decapitation may have beenA 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