Art Institute of Chicago
Nephthys, Horus the Child, and Isis Amulet
Egyptian
- Date
- Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)
- Medium
- Faience
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Nephthys and her sister Isis appear in myths as mourners for Osiris. Here, identified by their headdresses, they flank the young Horus, the son of Osiris, symbolizing that from the death of Osiris, comes renewed life. This amulet would assure rebirth in the afterlife.
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- Object type
- AAT300209261
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