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.