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Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1/2 in. (0.33 grams, 11 mm).
With incised line detailing to the body, pierced longitudinally for suspension. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Ex London and Home Counties collection, UK, 1920-1940.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.62.
FOOTNOTES:
Fly amulets are first attested during the Predynastic period (pre 3,100 BC). It is possible that they represented a wish to emulate the fly's renowned fecundity. These amulets were made in a variety of materials, including gold, and golden flies were used in the New Kingdom as an honorific award for military valour. No fewer than thirty-three fly amulets came from the tomb of the wives of Tuthmoses III.
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