An Egyptian Faience Amulet of Shu, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCE Gemstones and her grandmother is the

and her grandmother is the equally respected senior female artist Kathleen Petyarre

Slocum private Collection of Ancient Art: John Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attaché to Egypt in the 1960s

and sensuality typical of late Hellenistic terracotta production

which scientifically dates it to the Tang Period (618 - 906 CE)

The sides suggest further carving was done

An Egyptian Faience Amulet of Shu, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCE Gemstones and her grandmother is theShu, the son of the creator and sun god in the Heliopolitan creation myth, represents the principle of air. Together with his consort, Tefnut the principle of moisture, as well as Geb (earth) and Nut (sky), he was one of the first deities. Shu was responsible for separating Geb and Nut and securing the space of the universe; therefore he also represented the life principle. Amulets of Shu became popular in the Late Period. This blue green glazed