Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN SILVER AMULETS
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN SILVER AMULETS AND BEADS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC.A collection of silver amulets comprising three flies with outstretched wings and two large beads pierced vertically. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2012.237.1. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.Size: 7.3-19.2mm x 6.9-8.7mm; Weight: 4.7gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.