165 - Achaemenid silver cup with relief decoration. 6th–5th centuries B.C. 510 g, H 8.4 cm, ø 10.8 cm. Conical cup made of solid silver. On the exterior, beneath a row of hump-shaped lotus leaves, a frieze of overlapping leaves. With certificate and French export license (copies)!. Dark patina, partially tarnished, intact. Provenance: Formerly at Galerie Nefer, Zurich, acquired in 1995; prior to that, in the Zurich private collection of G. A. since 1994, and before that in the collection of Heidi Vollmoeller since the 1970s. Published in Galerie Nefer – Exhibition Catalog Spring 1995, no. 22.

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