Experience a journey through human history with
Artemis Fine Arts
on February 1, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST. Based in Boulder, CO, this premier auction features a meticulously curated selection of
Pre-Columbian, Antiquities, and Fine Arts
. From the classical elegance of Greece and Rome to the enduring mysteries of Ancient Egypt, the Near East, and Asia, each artifact—including rare fossils and tribal traditions—is legally acquired and guaranteed for authenticity. In this image:
3 Han Dynasty Mingqi Figures - 1 Horse Groom & 2 Horses
. Estimate: $3,500 - $5,500.
9 Ancient Mesopotamian Bone Inlays w/ Sphinxes
. Near East, Mesopotamia / Assyria & Egypt, ca. 1000 BCE to 100 CE. A collection of nine bone and ivory plaques, each intricately etched on one side with designs including five human figures in profile, two sphinxes, and two palmettes. These carvings were likely used as inlays for wooden furniture, boxes, or other decorative objects. Estimate: $2,800 - $4,200.
Egyptian Coptic Letter Fragment in Sahidic Script
. Egypt, Coptic, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A rare window into the daily concerns of Egypt's Christian communities, this Coptic letter fragment preserves four lines of boldly inked Sahidic script, with a faint trace of a fifth at the top. Likely part of a longer personal letter, the text includes an epistolary expression near the end - a formula akin to "please" - which hints at the fragment's interpersonal nature. Estimate: $2,600 - $3,900.
Lifesize++ Chinese Stone Head of Guanyin. East Asia, Chin, ca. 1st half of 20th century CE
. A large carved stone head depicting Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), shown with a serene downcast gaze and softly modeled facial features. The hair is gathered into an elaborate high chignon and crowned by an ornate headdress centered with a stylized animal-mask and scrolling motifs. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000.
Rare Hallstatt 6th Century BCE Bronze Astragal Belt
. Central Europe, Southeastern Carpathian Basin, Late Iron Age, Late Hallstatt period, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A superb bronze astragal belt composed of 76 individual links, each shaped like vertebrae with four rounded thickenings separated by ribs - a hallmark of early examples from this tradition. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.
Assorted Viking - Medieval Iron Blade Weapons & Tools
. Northwestern Europe, England, Anglo-Saxon / Viking culture, Medieval period, ca. 8th to 13th century CE. A group of six iron tools and weapons from the Middle Ages, each encrusted with a deep, earthy patina from centuries of burial. Estimate: $1,300 - $1,950.
Large Pleistocene Mammoth Ivory Tusk Fragment
. Siberia / North America, Alaska or Northern Canada, Pleistocene Epoch, ca. 2.6 million to 10,000 years ago. A large partial woolly mammoth ivory tusk, its substantial girth conveying the impressive scale of the complete tusk it once formed. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800.
Tairona Pottery Caiman Effigy Vessel
. Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A fabulous pottery vessel in the form of a caiman featuring a dramatically arching body and 2 spouts - one wide and flared at the center and the other tapering at the end, doubling as the creatures tail. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800.
Massive Polished Indonesian Amber Specimen
. Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. 20th century CE. An extraordinary and impressively large specimen of amber, notable for its exceptional weight of 5 lb, deep coloration, and striking optical properties. When viewed under normal illumination, the piece appears as a lustrous, nearly opaque mass of jet-black and mahogany tones, with polished surfaces displaying remarkable glass-like reflectivity. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.
18 Assorted African Nigerian Iron Hunting Spear Heads
. West Africa, Nigeria, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A collection of 18 iron arrow or spear heads with the remains of long tang necks for hafting to a wood shaft, and barbed shoulders, with slender blades. Size: 9.5" L x 0.75" W (24.1 cm x 1.9 cm) Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.
Close