Amuletic plaque of Paser, the Vizier of Seti I and Ramesses II

New Kingdom, Ramesside

ca. 1294–1213 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

A steatite amuletic plaque bearing Paser's name and titles as the mayor of the town (Thebes) and the (southern) vizier on one side, and portraying him adoring Ptah on the other.

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Title: Amuletic plaque of Paser, the Vizier of Seti I and Ramesses II
Patron: Paser (vizier under Seti I and Ramesses II)
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Date: ca. 1294–1213 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 1.7 × W. 1.1 × D. 0.7 cm (11/16 × 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905
Object Number: 05.3.274
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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