Beschreibung : Late New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A naturalistically carved red jasper fly amulet with striated wings and articulated legs, pierced for suspension. Cf. Flinders Petrie, W.M., Amulets, London, 1994, pl.II, fig.19d,e,f,j, Hayes, W.C., The Scepter of Egypt II. A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, p.182, fig.101 for an example in gold. 0.50 grams, 10.56mm (1/2). Property of a gentleman, acquired from the collection of a West London businessman, from a collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s, formerly in a 1970s private collection.
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Über das Lot Chargen- 804 Titel : Egyptian Jasper Fly Amulet, EPOCHE : 1550 Condition report : Extremely fine condition.