Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · jewelry

Triad of Isis, Nepthys, and Harpocrates

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Description

<p>While Egyptian jewelry was worn in daily life, most of the examples known today came from tombs, where they adorned mummies. Amulets provided magical protection for the wearer in both life and death. Represented here are Horus the Child (Harpokrates) flanked by Isis and Nephthys.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1673' rel='external'>Triad of Isis, Nepthys, and Harpocrates</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

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  • Walters-AccNum 48.1673 tier-2
  • Walters-id 16223 tier-2
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