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Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
This triad amulet depicts three deities. Horus is in the center of this group, flanked by his mother Isis on his left and his aunt Nephthys on his right. Isis is identified by the stepped throne hieroglyph on her head and likewise Nephthys wears the two hieroglyphic components of her name as a headdress. For the significance of such amulets, see 17.194.2246.
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Title: Amulet depicting Isis, Horus, and Nephthys
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: 664–30 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 2.7 × W. 2.2 cm (1 1/16 × 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
Accession Number: 15.43.68
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