CLOISONNÉ GOLD BUTTON - former Kofler-Truniger collection Probably Achaemenid, 6th–4th century BC (?). Gold and cloisonné technique. Round, slightly domed shape with pearl wire frame. Stylized star or flower pattern inlaid with carnelian, glass paste, and stones. Eyelet on the back. Ø 2.1 cm. Losses to the inlays. Provenance: - Collection of Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne before 1964 (inv. no. K711H). - Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974. - By inheritance in the same Swiss family collection, Lucerne. Exhibited: Kunsthaus Zurich, E. and M. Kofler-Truniger Collection, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 383 (with exhibition catalog). Literature: Kunsthaus Zürich (ed.): Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne. Exhibition catalog, June 7–August 2, 1964, p. 40, No. 383 (without ill.). See a similar button from the former Ishigura Collection at Christie's New York (June 13, 2000, lot 412). * 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. Due to new EU import regulations, it may no longer be possible to import this article after 28 June 2025. If you intend to do so, please contact the department before bidding.