An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Clay bushy eyebrows

bushy eyebrows

Dimensions:  Height: 1 inch  (2

a winged scarab on the chest

acquired from Charles Ede in the 1960's- 1980's

Her aunt is the celebrated artist Gloria Petyarre

An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Clay bushy eyebrowsFrom the Twenty sixth Dynasty on, two amulets are almost always found together the carpenter's set square and the plummet, as seen here. The plummet (or plumb line) looks like a pyramid with feet and was most often carved from dark colored stone. The instrument, used in architecture, was used to check verticality and was shaped like a set square (two rectangular rods set in an L shape) placed with the junction at the top so a weight on a cord could