Near-Miniature Roman / Parthian Askos, Bull Form

**Originally Listed At $1200** Roman, Holyland / Parthian, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A miniature bull effigy askos vessel, standing on petite legs with a ring handle and spout set al

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A collection of 3 ancient glass jars, each free blown into petite forms, perfect for storing perfumes or cosmetics. A pale green-blue beaker, a slend

Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A near miniature votive bronze bull of the type used in Roman sacrificial rites, finely cast via the cire-perdue (lost wax) technique, its visage detailed with incised

**Previously Listed At $250** Near East, northeastern Iran, Parthia, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A pottery fragment from a bull form vessel. The bull has prominent, applied bulging eyes and two large,

Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A gorgeous glass bottle of an attractive, near-miniature form and a beautiful cobalt blue hue. The vessel has a piriform body, a cylindrical neck, and

**First Time At Auction** Late Roman to Early Byzantine, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A near-miniature vessel comprised of translucent blue-green glass, boasting an attractive form featuring an octagona

**First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A mold-made near-miniature oil lamp with an elongated form, a tall loop handle, a deep-set discus, and a round spout set into a wi

Late Rome, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An exquisite form, this near miniature flask created from hand blown green glass boasts a ribbed body, dimpled base with broken pontil, and most intriguing, the n

**First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A wonderful selection of 4 near-miniature jarlets of free-blown forms. First is a spherical jarlet with a rough pontil scar

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A miniature cast bronze bull head of a simple form, with horns splayed out from the top of its head and small incised circles for nostrils and eyes.

**Originally Listed At $200** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A miniature free-blown glass flask of brilliant blue-green hues, its precious curvaceous form with a near-spherical bod

Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200 to 1175 BCE. A charming pottery askos in the form of a bull. Standing upon 4 nubbin legs, the ancient animal presents a thick, tubular body as his le

Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200 to 1175 BCE. A charming pottery askos in the form of a bull. Standing upon 4 nubbin legs, the ancient animal presents a thick, tubular body as his le

**Originally Listed At $650** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A petite cast bronze aryballos, a near-miniature vessel for holding oil, with a globular body and a narrow neck termina

**Originally Listed At $350** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fine cast-bronze oil lamp with a rounded central body, protruding shoulder tabs, and a pair of projecting wick spouts

**Originally Listed At $500** Roman Empire, Late Empire, ca. 250 to 550 CE. A near miniature portrait head modeled with naturalistic facial features and large headdress befitting an empress. Adorned w

**Originally Listed At $250** Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 360 to 320 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery kantharos of a near-miniature form with a flared foot, a tapered lower body beneath co

Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved lapis lazuli amulet of rare near-miniature form depicting Thoth, the ibis-headed god

**Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. A fine wheel-thrown pottery aryballos of a near-miniature form with a round but stable base, a spherical body, a squa

Central Asia, Amlash culture, ca. 1400 to 1000 BCE. Well modeled pouring vessel in the form of a standing bull. Bulbous body on 4 rounded legs, head emerges from one side and acts as the spout, strap

**First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A miniature votive bronze bull of the type used in Roman sacrificial rites, finely cast via the cire-perdue (lost wax) tech

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built, near-miniature terracotta bull figure with a rounded head, large horn bases, a pointed and snout-lik

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built, near miniature terracotta bull with nicely delineated facial features, small horns, and a yoke/colla

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $350** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st