Nephthys, Horus, and Isis Amulet
Unknown Artist
664–30 B.C.
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
H. 3 × W. 2 cm (1 3/16 × 13/16 in.)
Classification
Amulet group, Nephthys, Horus, Isis
Period
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George and Florence Blumenthal, 1935
Accession Number
35.6.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate faience amulet, just 3 cm high and 2 cm wide, depicts the Egyptian deities Nephthys, Horus, and Isis standing side by side. Crafted during Egypt's Late Period to Ptolemaic era (664–30 B.C., Dynasties 26–30), it exemplifies the enduring tradition of protective talismans in ancient Egyptian life. Now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Department of Egyptian Art, it was a generous gift from George and Florence Blumenthal 1935. Nephthys, the sister of Isis, flanks the central falcon-headed Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, while Isis herself—goddess of magic and motherhood—complet...