SET OF THREE EGYPTIAN SILVER FLY AMULETS

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC A set of three Egyptian silver fly amulets made with spread wings and a long ribbed body. The ancient Egyptians, seemed to have held flies in high esteem, presumably because of this insect’s powers of fast reaction and indomitable, insistent presence. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 26.7.1285.
Size: 16-21.4mm x 10-14.4mm; Weight: 4.3g
Provenance: Private collection, London, UK; Ex. M. Koenig, Brussels, 1990s.

300
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900