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LOT 0418
Egyptian Silver Fly Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (0.80 grams, 16 mm).
With detailing to wings and eyes, pierced for suspension through the head. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a gentleman's family collection, 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.62-3.
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