AN EARRING WITH EROS - former Kofler-Truniger collection Hellenistic, ca. 4th century BC. Gold. Rosette in an open, round capsule containing a stylized flower made of gold wire. Winged Eros as a pendant, holding a tree trunk in his right hand and a bowl in his left. H 2.5 cm. Total weight 2.6 g. Dirt marks and small dents on the rosette. Provenance: - Purchased from Zagos Yorgi, Istanbul (according to index card). - Collection of Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne before 1960 (inv. no. K732A). - Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974. - By inheritance in the same Swiss family collection, Lucerne. Exhibited: - Kunsthalle Basel 1960, Meisterwerke der griechischen Kunst (Masterpieces of Greek Art), June 18–September 25, 1960, No. 571. - Kunsthaus Zurich, Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 395. Literature: - Karl Schefold, Herbert A. Cahn, and Kunsthalle Basel: Meisterwerke griechischer Kunst (Masterpieces of Greek Art). Basel, 1960, p. 310, No. 571 (illustrated on p. 311). - Kunsthaus Zurich (ed.): Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne. Exhibition catalog, June 7–August 2, 1964, p. 41, No. 395 (without ill.). * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.