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Lotto 5509* - ibid157 Gioielli antichi dalla collezione Kofler-Truniger - online only - martedì, 31. marzo 2026, 13h00

EARRING

Probably Achaemenid, 5th–4th century BC.
Gold. Hoop-shaped, with concentric granulated rings and finished with two granulated bands on the inside. The ends are hinged for the curved clasp.
2.5 × 2.5 cm. Total weight 4.9 g.

Provenance:
- The Collection of Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne before 1964 (inv. no. K732N).
- Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974.
- By inheritance in the same Swiss family collection, Lucerne.

Exhibited:
Kunsthaus Zurich, Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 385 (with exhibition catalog).

Literature:
Kunsthaus Zürich (ed.): Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne. Exhibition catalog, June 7–August 2, 1964, p. 40, No. 385 (without ill.).

Earrings of this type are already known from the 7th century BC, as evidenced by examples from excavations in the area of the Artemis sanctuary in Ephesus (cf. British Museum London, Inv. No. 1907,1201.91).

Conditionreport:
- Clasp probably supplemented

CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

Venduto per CHF 875 (incl. premio)