LARGE LOT WITH MINIATURE DECORATIVE ITEMS - former Kofler-Truniger collection Probably Achaemenid, 5th–4th century BC. Chased gold sheet comprising: 5 rectangular strips with serrated edges, 9 ducks, 7 rosettes, 4 winged hybrid creatures, 5 palmettes, 3 striding lions, 2 small eagles, 5 grotesque masks, 5 crescent moons, 3 shields, 7 eagles, 8 pearl pendants, 6 pearl pyramids, 2 simple creole earrings, 7 carnelian pendants. Mounted on a black fabric pedestal and on Plexiglas. Pedestal: 15 × 20 cm, plexiglass: 5.3 × 9.8 cm, earrings: W 2.7 cm and 2.9 cm. Fragmentary. Some larger losses and breaks. Provenance: - Collection of Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne before 1961 (inv. no. K711G). - Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974. - By inheritance in the same Swiss family collection, Lucerne. Exhibited: - Petit Palais Paris, 7000 Ans D'Art en Iran, October 13, 1961–January 8, 1962, No. 710 (with exhibition catalog). - Villa Hügel Essen, 7000 Years of Art in Iran, February 16–April 24, 1962, No. 352 (with exhibition catalog). - Kunsthaus Zurich, Art Treasures from Iran, May 27–August 5, 1962, No. 351 (with exhibition catalog). - Kunsthaus Zurich, Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 384 (with exhibition catalog). The ancient city of Sardis can be assumed to be the origin of the find (for a similar find, see Curtis C. Densmore: Jewelry and gold work. In: American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, V. XIII, Part 1, 1910–1914, Pl. 1). * 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.