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Artemis Fine Arts and Arte Primitivo present ARTE & ARTEMIS Tribal, Ethnographic, Ancient, a comprehensive joint auction. Designed for discerning collectors, scholars, and institutions, the event spans multiple continents and millennia. The auction presents African, tribal, and ethnographic art, as well as ancient artifacts and fossils. In this image: 1683 Armorial Chest, Stuart Royal Arms, Iron-Mounted Hide. Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000.

T-Rex Tooth Pendant in Silver Setting with Peridots. North America, Western United States, Late Cretaceous Period, ca. 69 to 66 million years ago. A striking pendant featuring a fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex tooth mounted in a custom silver setting. The fossilized tooth, dark brown with natural enamel sheen, is held within a sculpted silver cap of scrolling design, adorned with seven small round peridots in gilt bezels. Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000.

Margarito Melchor Santiago | Oaxacan Alebrije, Carved Feline Figure. Mexico, Oaxaca, ca. 21st century CE. A large wood alebrije of a feline, by Margarito Melchor Santiago. The elongated crouching body is painted cream and covered overall in blue and black floral spots, with red accents at the ears, muzzle, and tail tip. Signed on the underside: "Margarito Melchor, Santiago, Galeana #9, San Martín Tilcajete, Ocotlán, Oaxaca." Estimate: $3,000 - $4,500.

Large Macginitiea Nobilis Fossil Leaf, Fort Union Formation, Paleocene. North America, Western United States, Montana, Fort Union Formation, Paleocene period, ca. 66 to 56 million years ago. A large fossilized leaf attributed A large fossilized leaf attributed to the prehistoric sycamore Macginitiea nobilis (formerly Platanus nobilis), displaying a broad, multi-lobed form with clearly articulated primary and secondary venation. Estimate: $2,600 - $3,900.

Nok Terracotta Elder Head, TL Tested. Nigeria, ca. 400 BCE – 200 CE. Long narrow classic head of an elder modeled from coarse orange terracotta. Face bears wide spaced oval eyes with open pupils, flared nostrils, and small mouth; framed by raised coiffure rim and back of head in tapered conical form. Thermoluminescence dating certificate accompanies. 7.25" H (18.42 cm H). Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500.

Dogon Wood Ancestor Figure, Mali (30"H). Mali. Male figure of long vertical form, standing on integral base, slender limbs, pointed navel, rounded breasts, arms hang at sides with strong angular shoulders and bent at wrists. The head expressed with beard, puckered lips, node eyes flanking long nasal ridge, and flat cap. Black patina. Custom base. 30" H (76.2 cm H). Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000.

Greek Bronze Age Short Sword, Leaf-Shaped Blade. Greek, Bronze Age, ca. 1500–700 BCE. Greece, Bronze Age, ca. 2000 to 700 BCE. A tanged bronze short sword or spear with a leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, and green patina, mounted on a custom stand. Bronze weaponry of this type was produced across western Asia, the Aegean, and mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BCE until roughly 700 BCE, when iron came into wider use Size: 12.5" L x 2" W (31.8 cm L x 5.1 cm W). Estimate: $1,800 - $2,500.

18th C. Italian Baroque Marble Cherub Head. Western Europe, Italy, late Baroque period, ca. 18th century CE. An Italian Baroque marble cherub head, with unfurled wings, rounded cheeks, and parted lips. The face has drilled pupils and a defined mouth. The hair is arranged in tight, curling locks gathered across the forehead and temples. Size: 11.5" W x 7.2" H (29.2 cm x 18.3 cm); 6.5" H (16.5 cm) on included custom stand. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000.

Amiot & Laurent 'Pop Rivet Mask I' Mixed Media Sculpture. Patrick Amiot (Canadian, b. 1959) and Brigitte Laurent (Canadian, active XX-XI century). "Pop Rivet Mask I" latex resin with mixed media, n.d. Label with artists' names and title on verso.A face constructed from latex resin and an assortment of found elements, composed of overlapping panels that resemble riveted sheet metal, their irregular geometry evoking the improvised repairs of machinery or vehicle bodies. Size: 17" W x 21.3" H (43.2 cm x 54.1 cm) Estimate: $1,400 - $2,100.

Large Congo Shrine Leopard Figure, Painted. Democratic Republic of Congo. Carved wood stylized leopard from a shrine, freestanding on narrow legs with long extended tail curved above elongated body. Painted with red ochre and white dot pattern. Spherical head with relief bean shaped eyes and smiling mouth filled with angular teeth. Encrusted ritual deposits on head, traces of feather offerings. 14.5" H × 21" L (36.83 cm H × 53.34 cm L). Estimate: $1,200 - $2,000.