1970s Reproduction of Ancient Egyptian Gold Fly
$160
1970s reproduction of ancient Egyptian "Golden Fly of Valour" charm by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The charm is quite large over 4" long -- imitating the size of the original. Can be added to a chain to be a statement jewelry piece.
In ancient Egypt the "Golden Fly of Valour" was bestowed as military decorations, symbolizing persistence, bravery, and honor in battle. A creature often seen as a nuisance became a badge of glory -- immortalized in gold. A symbol of determination. No matter how much it is “shooed” away, it comes back. The fly was presumably associated with the military because of its determinacy, as well as the fly’s tendency to hang around battlefields were blood is being shed.
In ancient Egypt the "Golden Fly of Valour" was bestowed as military decorations, symbolizing persistence, bravery, and honor in battle. A creature often seen as a nuisance became a badge of glory -- immortalized in gold. A symbol of determination. No matter how much it is “shooed” away, it comes back. The fly was presumably associated with the military because of its determinacy, as well as the fly’s tendency to hang around battlefields were blood is being shed.