Feather of Ma’at amulet

This feather is the symbol of Ma’at, the ancient Egyptian concept/Goddess of what is right and proper. It’s a complicated and nuanced concept which is difficult to explain fully. My favourite quote about ma’at is from Erik Hornung’s book, “Idea into Image”:

As a guiding principle maat is a point of orientation or a standard of measurement; it is the “ought” against which the “is” of life is ruthlessly and repeatedly measured and almost always found lacking.

 I recently had to make a minor correction to this design so that it works better with the whole range of materials and finishes I offer it in, and the new version has the loop placed a little differently and may have slightly dfferent measurements, so just be aware of that if comparing to an older production print of this design.

*Design is same on front and back.