Difficult to date - Saite to Roman Period. From Saqqara or Memphis, Egypt. For further information see P.F. Donnelly "Egyptian amulets in the Powerhouse Museum", 1988.

In Egyptian mythology Isis was the goddess of motherhood and fertility. She was the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus. The depiction of Isis with her infant son Horus is a common image in Egyptian art and culture. Amulets like this served to protect both women and children in the physical world as much as in the afterlife.

This is part of a large collection of antiquities, including Egyptian faience figures, bronze figurines, scarabs and earthenware objects. They originate from Egypt, Italy, India and the Middle East.

Amulet, Isis with Horus, green faience, Egypt, 664-395 BCE

The amulet is in the form of the Egyptian deity Isis seated with the child Horus (her son) on her lap. It is finely rendered. The head and shoulders of Isis are missing (broken). There is a suspension loop at the back.

Made: Egypt; 664 BC - 395 BC

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A6494-6

664 BC - 395 BC

25 mm

7 mm

22 mm