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

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

Paser

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.


Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

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.