| Object Number |
E10347A |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Provenience |
Sudan | Nubia | Buhen |
| Locus |
J33B |
| Period |
Second Intermediate Period |
| Date Made |
1630-1523 BCE |
| Section |
Egyptian |
| Materials |
Bronze | Electrum | Ivory |
| Iconography |
Fly |
| Description |
Fly emblem with ivory wings and head made of electrum (silver with gold). Flies were awarded for military valor as Nile flies were tenacious and tough just as soldiers should be. |
| Height |
24 cm |
| Outside Diameter |
21 cm |
| Credit Line |
The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Buhen; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1910 |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Wegner, Josef W., and Jennifer H. Wegner. The Sphinx That Traveled To Philadelphia. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. Page/Fig./Plate: 239 Page/Fig./Plate: 17/1.27C |
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| O'Connor, David B. Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa. The University Museum, 1993. Page/Fig./Plate: 137/50/7 |
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| Randall-MacIver, David, and Charles L. Woolley. The Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expedition to Nubia: Vol. VIII, Buhen (plates). Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1911. See: plate 51 |
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| Maillot, Marc. A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia. Chicago: ISAC Museum Publications, 2026. See: Fig. 6.4 |
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