Statuettes of Nephtys, Isis, Osiris, Horus, Harpokrates
National Archeological Museum, Athens, GreeceMaterial: Copper alloy (bronze)
Origin: Ancient Egypt
Figure no. 8 is a slim standing statuette of Nephtys, identified by her tall headdress bearing her name hieroglyph. She was the sister of both Osiris and Isis, and played a key role in funerary religion as a protector of the dead alongside Isis.
Figure no. 9 is a more complex votive group showing the winged Isis together with Osiris, the god of the dead and resurrection. Isis spreading her wings over Osiris was one of the most sacred images in Egyptian religion, symbolizing her act of breathing life back into him after his death.
Figure no. 10, Cooper alloy votive group with Horus, Isis, Nephtys and Harpokrates. These small copper votive figures were mass-produced as religious gifts left by worshippers at temples dedicated to these gods.
Museum label reference: 8. Copper alloy statuette of Nephtys, sister of Osiris and Isis (435). 9. Copper alloy votive group with the winged Isis and Osiris (130).
Supplementary images:
Ancient Egyptian copper alloy statuettes of Nephtys, votive group of winged Isis with Osiris, and votive group with Horus Isis, Nephtys
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