An Egyptian Faience Isis Knot Amulet set as a pendant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Amulets Dimensions: Height: 1 1/2 inches

Dimensions:  Height: 1 1/2 inches  (3

The flaring terminals

and large wings extending across their backs

acquired from the New York trade

believed to ward off evil and promote vitality

An Egyptian Faience Isis Knot Amulet set as a pendant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Amulets Dimensions: Height: 1 1/2 inchesThe Tyt knot, also known as the girdle of Isis, has been described as "an open loop of material from whose bound lower end hangs a long sash flanked by two folded loops". Its name may derive from Egyptian tayt, meaning "shroud" or "curtain". Even in written sources the meaning and symbolism of this object seems to be similar to those of the ankh, and the sign is often translated as "life" or "welfare." Knots were widely used as amulets because the