Model of Funeral Boat

Model of a Funeral Boat with Figures symbolizing Isis and Nephthys. The Egyptian funerary boat is a typical tomb offering and symbolizes the transport of the dead person or their soul, from life to the afterlife. Sister of Isis and protector of Osiris, Nephthys is a protective goddess who symbolizes the death experience, just as Isis represented the birth experience. Nephthys was known in some ancient Egyptian temple theologies and cosmologies as the 'Helpful Goddess' or the 'Excellent Goddess'. (Photo by: Ivy Close Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)