Egyptian, A group of five Egyptian fly amulets, New Kingdom, circa 1200 BC

Egyptian

A group of five Egyptian fly amulets, New Kingdom, circa 1200 BC

Gold, steatite

Maximum length of amulets: 1.4 cm

£ 3,000.00

Egyptian, A group of five Egyptian fly amulets, New Kingdom, circa 1200 BC

The restrung necklace is composed of four steatite fly amulets and another example with sheet gold over a core, with faience beads.

Provenance

With Byron Zoumboulakis, Geneva, 1970s

With Galerie Nefer, Zurich, 1978
Private collection, Aarau, thence by descent
Private collection, Switzerland

Exhibitions

On Loan: Antikenmuseum Basel & Sammlung Ludwig, 1998 – 2022

Literature

Fly amulets were used as far back as Predynastic Egypt with the earliest of stone, as well as steatite as seen in these examples. Gold flies are however most characteristic of the New Kingdom as they formed part of a military honour awarding valour. See C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp. 62-3, no. 48c; 48 e; W.M.F. Petrie, Amulets, London, 1914, pl. II, no. 19.

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