An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Clay he served as Assistant to

he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian

and animal trappings

Her aunt is the celebrated artist Gloria Petyarre

this spectacular heavyweight hollow gold pendant is decorated on one side with three large filigree round floral elements

An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Clay he served as Assistant toFrom 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