Amulet Plaque

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

664–30 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 127

Thirty-two amuletic images are chased into this nearly rectangular piece of gold sheet. Two holes at its top corners may have been intended for a string, possibly used to place the object around the neck of a deceased person. Small individual gold amulets with the depiction of an object or a deity are numerous and were often made out of stamped gold foil and placed on Late Period and Ptolemaic mummies. However, relatively large golden amulet plaques with multiple images, such as this piece, are very rare.

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Title: Amulet Plaque
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: 664–30 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis)
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.), W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in), D. 0.1 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.2.19
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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