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Ptolemaic Period
The four small figures of Isis, Khnum, Horus, and Nephthys and Khnum (26.7.883–26.7.886) are probably mummy amulets.
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Title: Nephthys amulet
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: 332–30 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Ptolemaic vaulted graves (Birabi), Carter/Carnarvon excavations
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); D. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number: 26.7.886
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