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LOT 0455
Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Inscription
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (32 grams, 56 mm).
Piriform body, stemmed foot, and thick rim; one side inscribed with the hieroglyphs ḏt ('eternally').
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. a larger example of the type with decoration is in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA26226.
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Small fly amulets first appeared in burials during the Naqada II Period, c. 3200 B.C. These amulets grew in popularity and the materials used to make them expanded during the New Kingdom. They are crafted from a variety of materials such as gold, silver, lapis lazuli, carnelian, amethyst, faience, and bone. These amulets were thought to protect against insect bites and to ward off troublesome flying creatures through apotropaic magic. Some believe they may have even been intended to symbolise the fly’s fecundity. Additionally, pharaohs would bestow gold fly-shaped pendants as military awards to honour the bravery and fly-like persistence of soldiers in battle.
