An Egyptian Hematite Set Square Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Scarabs as the crown would only

as the crown would only have been worn by the pharaoh and certain deities

the care lavished on details of face and hair recalls the Parthian approach to figural representation that makes direct eye contact with the viewer

set in a modern black frame

as illustrated in this piece

Its painted design is intended to resemble lacquer

An Egyptian Hematite Set Square Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Scarabs as the crown would onlyFrom the Twenty sixth Dynasty on, two amulets are almost always found together the carpenter's set square, as seen here, and plummet (see EA2372). The set square takes the form of two often unequal lengths of square rod which meet at a right angle. Most frequently made of dark colored stone, especially hematite in the case of the set square, possession of this amulet would guarantee its owner everlasting rectitude. For a parallel example, see: