An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Terracotta and be set in a

and be set in a gold chase suspended from the neck

During the 1950s Johnny

Dimensions: Height: 10 inches (25

The ‘ngalyipi’ vine grows up the trunks and limbs of the ‘kurrkara’ (desert oak [Allocasuarina decaisneana]) trees

a successful Pintupi artist who passed away in early 2006

An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Terracotta and be set in aFrom 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