An Egyptian Feldspar Writing Tablet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants all beads are new and

all beads are new and unworn

acquired in London between 1978 and 1982

The empty canoe with paddles is shown in the middle and has turned into stars

Goannas are an essential food source for Aboriginal groups

are delicately indicated

An Egyptian Feldspar Writing Tablet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants all beads are new andAmulets in the form of a writing tablet are unique to the Twenty Sixth Dynasty and later. They are always rectangular in shape with a suspension tube at the top and made from green, blue, or dark colored material, feldspar being by far the most common. Although the Egyptians used labels in this shape as a writing medium from as early as the First Dynasty, this amulet may well represent rather an undetailed scribe's writing palette which was