EGYPTIAN ALABASTER INSCRIBED FLY AMULET - EX. CHRISTIE'S. Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, Ca. 1750 BC. An alabaster fly amulet with an elongated, triangular body flaring towards a bifurcated lower section. The upper face is smoothly polished, with a notched separation of the wings. The underside bears a vertical column of incised hieroglyphs reading "The Royal Acquaintance, Sobek-hotep." The stone exhibits natural veining with reddish-brown inclusions. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Egyptian Amulets, Carol Andrews, British Museum Press, fig. 48; MET Museum Object Number: 26.7.1285 Size: 32mm x 20mm; Weight: 6g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's, 29 October, 2003, lot 189. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.