4th-3rd century BC. A sheet-silver hemispherical cup or small bowl with chamfered rim, convex base with rosette enclosed in a roundel and surrounded by a series of circumferential lotus-petals. See Godard, F., The Art of Iran, London, 1965, for discussion. 335 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a central London gentleman; formerly acquired Sotheby's, London, 14 July 1975, lot 93; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10162-166842. [a video of this item will be available on Timeline Auctions website.]