Offered by Castellino Fine Arts
Chased silver, beautiful intact patina.
Provenance:
- Former collection of a family member of the last Shah of Iran.
- Swiss private collection since 2005
Similar silver phials of Artaxerxes (465-424 B.C.) can be seen in the Britisch Museum (inv. 1994.0127.1) as well as in the Metropolitan Museum or Art, New York (inv. 47.100.84)