Amulet in the shape of a plaque and with the depiction of a papyrus column

Amulet in the shape of a plaque and with the depiction of a papyrus column

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This amulet depicts a papyrus scepter or a papyrus column. The plant itself, its Egyptian name wadj (which means "green" or "fresh"), and the choice of green-blue faience or green stones all strongly evoke life, vitality, and regenerative power, qualities desirable for the living and the dead. Plaques with a papyrus scepter in relief are variants of papyrus amulets (see 10.130.1818) and typical of the Late and Ptolemaic Periods.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amulet in the shape of a plaque and with the depiction of a papyrus columnAmulet in the shape of a plaque and with the depiction of a papyrus columnAmulet in the shape of a plaque and with the depiction of a papyrus columnAmulet in the shape of a plaque and with the depiction of a papyrus columnAmulet in the shape of a plaque and with the depiction of a papyrus column

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.