Ancient Egyptian. Amulet of Mut with Khonsu. 1070 BC–332 BC. Egypt. Faience Isis, often shown nursing her son Horus, symbolized maternity. She also had the power tocure the bites of snakes and stings of scorpions, common hazards in Egypt. Isis-Horus amulets became especially popular in the Ptolemaic period.

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