Oval Plaque Inscribed with Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re)

Third Intermediate Period or later

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

Seal-amulets bearing wishes and blessings related to divinities whose protection individuals wished to summon are particular popular during the late New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1295-664 B.C.).

This oval plaque calls for the protection of the sun god Amun or Amun-Re, referred to by the image of the solar barque. The eye at the top reassures us that the god is watchful, and we learn from the entire inscription that he is watchful every day.

Oval Plaque Inscribed with Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Blue-green glazed steatite

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Oval Plaque Inscribed with Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Blue-green glazed steatite
Oval Plaque Inscribed with Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Blue-green glazed steatite
Oval Plaque Inscribed with Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Blue-green glazed steatite
Oval Plaque Inscribed with Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Blue-green glazed steatite

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.