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Triad amulet depicting Horus the Child with Isis and Nephthys

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Description

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 BCE. Faience. H. 4.7 × W. 3.4 × D. 2.5 cm (1 7/8 in. × 1 5/16 in. × 1 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Horus, Isis. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Faience amulet with a molded standing “triad” of deities: a central nude/childlike male figure flanked by two female figures.

The object is a rectangular, thick faience amulet with raised borders and a recessed background. Three standing figures are molded in relief within the frame. The central figure appears childlike (Horusesque) with a distinctive sidelock/headdress-like element and a uraeus-like detail on the brow; the figure is nude and stands on a flat base. Two flanking figures are female-presenting (long wig or hair, hands positioned near the body/upper chest), identified by iconographic convention as Isis and Nephthys, though exact attributes are partially worn. No clear cartouches are visible. No legible Egyptian hieroglyphs (or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text) appear on the face or borders; only molded figure details and traces of surface pitting are present.

religious Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (consistent with catalogue) good
Deities Horus the ChildIsisNephthys
Materials turquoise/blue glazed faience

Connections

Deities HorusIsisHarpocratesNephthys

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116253822 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.890 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 550957 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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