An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Clay Date: 1989

Date: 1989

bushy eyebrows

recognized as one of the best in Mesoamerica

and a few expected scattered edge chips that do not detract

the pot remains well-preserved

An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Clay Date: 1989From 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