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from distant Arabian mines near the Red Sea
and loss to the underside tip of nose
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
The plummet (or plumb-line) looks like a pyramid with feet and was most often carved from dark-colored stone
it fits comfortably in the hand and was clearly used often for the base is very smooth
A large Egyptian Basalt Headrest Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry from distant Arabian mines nearBefore the Third Intermediate Period, headrest amulets are found only in royal burials; Tutankhamen owned one of iron, as did Prince Hornakht and King Sheshonq II at Tanis. However, from the Saite Period onward, they are made almost exclusively of hematite or of another dark colored substitute such as basalt (such as this large example), serpentine, obsidian, or diorite. It was essentially intended to magically raise up the head of the deceased in
