Ancient Egyptian. Amulet of Nephthys, Horus the Child, and Isis. 664 BC–525 BC. Egypt. Faience 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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