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On January 8, 2026, Artemis Fine Arts will host a live, online-only auction titled Discover Fine Art, Antiquities, Ethnographica, beginning at 9:00 AM MST. This curated sale features over 400 lots spanning thousands of years of human history. In this image: Late Qing to Early Republic Gilt Brass Dragon Bracelet. Estimate $1,000-$1,500.

Marc Hanson Painting - "Descending Mist". Marc R. Hanson (American, b. 1955). "Descending Mist / NW Crane Hollow DR" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed at lower left and titled on verso. A veil of mist drifts low across an open Colorado landscape, turning distance into suggestion and grounding the scene in quiet transition. "Descending Mist / NW Crane Hollow DR" captures that fleeting moment when atmosphere overtakes geography, when land, sky, and weather briefly negotiate their boundaries. Estimate $1,000-$1,500.

Greek Corinth Stater (Pegasus / Athena) in Silver Ring. Greece, (coin) Corinth, ca. 375 to 300 BCE. (Ring), modern Europe or USA, 20th century. Wearable piece of ancient art and coinage. One of the most classical coins of the ancient world - Greek Corinth stater with the flying Pegasus on the reverse and helmeted Athena on the obverse. Estimate $1,000-$1,500.

Chilean Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth, 5.2" Long! South America, Chile, Middle Miocene to End of Pliocene Eras, ca. 23 to 2.6 million years ago. A large fossilized shark tooth displaying a broad triangular blade, fine serrations along the cutting edges, and a thick mineralized root with natural surface patination from long-term burial. Estimate $1,000-$1,500.

4 Tibetan & Navajo Silver Jewelry - Turquoise & Coral. Central Asia, Tibet; Native America, Southwest, Navajo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A varied and visually engaging group of silver jewelry, this lot brings together three distinct works that reflect the ornamental traditions and material languages of Tibetan and Navajo silversmithing, united by their shared use of turquoise, coral, and silver as carriers of symbolism and identity. Estimate $1,000-$1,500.

Moche-Chimu Bone Tupu Pins, Bird Finial & Stone Inlays. Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche to Chimu, ca. 200 to 1400 CE. A pair of superb ancient bone tupu pins or awls, each expertly shaped with tapering shafts and topped by finely carved figural finials. Estimate $900-$1,350.

Japanese Gilt Tsuba of Li Bai & Waterfall, Soten School. East Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji period, School of Soten, ca. 19th century CE. Signed by Soten School at center. A 19th century Japanese Soten School gilt iron tsuba that frames a classic tale in steel and gold, its pierced silhouette unfolding like a hand-held painting. Estimate $900-$1,350.

3 Chancay Painted Cotton & Slit Tapestry Wool Textiles. Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay / Chimu, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. Three textiles in slit tapestry and painted cotton traditions. The first is a slit tapestry figure panel with a fringed lower edge, showing a stylized anthropomorphic being holding tridents that pierce a snake-like head, with birds aligned along the bottom border. Estimate $900-$1,350.

Tairona Greenstone Bat Pectoral. Pre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 900 to 1600 CE. A Tairona greenstone pectoral carved in the stylized form of a bat, likely worn suspended across the chest as a marker of identity and ritual significance. The pectoral is carved from a pale green to gray-green stone with a matte, smoothed surface, showing minor natural inclusions consistent with greenstone materials used by the Tairona. Estimate $1,000-$1,800.

Roman to Byzantine Holy Land Oil Lamps, Group of 23. Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Roman to Byzantine periods, ca. 1st to 7th century CE. A varied and visually engaging group of twenty-three pottery oil lamps originating from the Holy Land, spanning the Roman through Byzantine periods. Estimate $1,200-$1,800.