An Ancient Egyptian amulet in dark blue faience depicting the Osirian Triad; Nephthys, Horus and Isis, standing side-by-side on an integral plinth against a back pillar, each goddess wearing a tightly fitted sheath and a headdress with her attribute, each holding one of the divine child's hands. The reverse is flat, with integral suspension lug.
 
Saite Period: Circa 7th-6th century B.C.
 
Condition: Very fine, with good detail; complete and intact
Height 33ms (1.3 ins).
 
Provenance: With Anglo-American bookstore, Cairo 1940's. Imported to USA. by Philip Mitry, ca. 1952-1952. Then sold to Superior Gallery, LA. in 1975. Purchased by Dr. Harer in 1975. Published: TTD #100. Exhibited: LACMA, 1986-1991. Periodically at RRFMA 1996-2024. El.01.214.1996.
 
For a similar example, see Metropolitan Museum of Art; item accession number: 17.194.2444 Also Cf. W.M.F. Petrie, Amulets (London, 1914), pl. XXVII, no. 152a-b.