Isis was the quintessential figure for a caring wife and loving mother as she cradles her infant son. Typically, in such amulets, Horus would be depicted as a babe, with a lock of hair to the side. Isis was an extremely important figure within the Egyptian pantheon and her cult had extreme longevity, surviving the expansion of the Roman Empire into Egypt. She was a figure associated not just with kingship (as her role as Osiris’ consort) but also for the whole of Egypt as a protective mother-figure.
To find out more about Ancient Egyptian amulets please see our relevant blog post: Egyptian Amulets and their Meanings: Ancient Egyptian Gods.
