PHOENICIAN ELECTRUM AMULET CASE WITH HEAD OF HORUS. Ca. 600 - 400 BC. A tubular electrum amulet case surmounted by a falcon head of Horus with a rounded beak, incised eyes, and a textured surface resembling a nemes. A sun disc is positioned on top of his head, with a uraeus emerging from the front. The back of the disc has a small perforated loop for suspension. The cylindrical body features a raised collar below the falcon’s neck and another at the base. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Number: 8837-1863; The British Museum, Museum number 135781; Quillard B., Les pendentifs porte-amulettes puniques : une mise à jour, pl. 8-9, fig. 46-56. Size: 40mm x 10mm; Weight: 7g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Naji Asfar collection, 23 May 2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.