An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Terracotta acquired prior 1958 and then

acquired prior 1958 and then by descent to his son

California

Art Gallery of New South Wales

a successful Pintupi artist who passed away in early 2006

those tones of color

An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Terracotta acquired prior 1958 and thenFrom 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