"Amulet in Crowd" exemplifies Julie Mehretu's characteristic layering of architectural and cartographic imagery through the precise linear technique of drypoint, a printmaking method that creates rich, velvety blacks through burr on the copper plate. The work combines the delicate translucency of Chine collé, a traditional Japanese paper adhering technique, with the substantial support of Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, allowing Mehretu to build complex spatial relationships between mark and ground. The composition reflects her ongoing exploration of how individual forms navigate within dense, collective environments, translating themes central to her larger body of work into the intimate scale of prints.