An Egyptian Feldspar Double Plume Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Clay Important Sinu people bedecked themselves

Important Sinu people bedecked themselves in assemblages of gold for adornment and to display insignia - both living and dead

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in the form of a bivalve shell

this stone was believed to keep the wearer sober no matter how much wine he might consume

An Egyptian Feldspar Double Plume Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Clay Important Sinu people bedecked themselvesCarved from turquoise colored feldspar, in the form of identical double plumes with rounded tops, a rib down the center, and a flat bottom. Several gods, most notably Amen Re, wore composite crowns that included two tall falcon feathers (shuty). The wearer of a double plume amulet would have been imbued with divine dignity and majesty. Amulets of this type are predominately made from feldspar, serpentine, and green porphyry. Dimensions: Height: 3 4