Bidspirit Auktion | EGYPTIAN TRIAD FAIENCE AMULET

EGYPTIAN TRIAD FAIENCE AMULET - Ca. 664 - 332 BCAn Egyptian amulet depicting Nephthys, Horus, and Isis standing side-by-side on an integral plinth against a back pillar. The triad amulet depicts three deities who play important roles in the Osiride myth. This myth narrates the murder and revival of the god Osiris and the birth and triumphal revenge of his son Horus. In the story, the goddesses Isis and Nephthys care for Osiris' body and protect his son Horus as a young child. Looped at the top for suspension. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 26.7.890.Size: 45mm x 25mm; Weight: 15gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.