# Nephthys, Horus the Child, and Isis Amulet

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)
- Medium: Faience
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 4.1 × 3 × 1.4 cm (1 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 9/16 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: W. Moses Willner Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64167)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e5a75f8f-ff96-f6cd-cd09-8a02a092e528/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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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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