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Collectors with wide-ranging tastes—from ancient art and ethnographic objects to fashion and fine painting—will find plenty to explore at the upcoming Timed Marketplace: Ancient, Ethno, Fine Art auction presented by Artemis Fine Arts. The online sale opens for bidding ahead of its February 8 close at 11:00 AM CST, with lots offered from Louisville, Colorado. In this image: Ornate Zardozi Embroidered Velvet & Cabochons Tapestry. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Lockwood Dennis Painting "House 30" (2009). Lockwood "Woody" Dennis (American, 1937-2012). "House 30" oil on canvas, 2009. Unsigned with house number on top periphery. A quiet enigma rendered in thick strokes and solemn tones, "House 30" distills the suburban vernacular into something poetic and elemental. Painted in 2009, late in Lockwood Dennis's career, the canvas presents a simplified frontal view of a solitary house - its square facade and blackened window flanked by towering trees that burn with autumnal rust and ochre. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Costa Rican, Tiahuanaco, Nicoya Polychrome Jars (3). Pre-Columbian, Andean Region, Tiahuanaco, ca. 500 to 900 CE; Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE; Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1350 CE. A group of three pre-Columbian pottery vessels representing ceramic traditions from the Andean highlands and Central America. The earliest is a Tiahuanaco lobed jar, its segmented, melon-like body rising toward a slightly flaring rim. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Seven Pottery Heads on Stands. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005. Estimate: $500 - $800.

19th C. Gold Clasps w/ Enamel Inlays & Brass Brooch. Western Europe, Medieval to post-Medieval period, ca. 15th to 19th century CE. A group of three decorative metal ornaments, each inlaid with colored enamel or glass. The two nearly identical gold-hued examples are likely belt clasps or mounts, both cast in a copper alloy with approximately 40% gold and 23% silver, featuring central leaded inlays of pale blue and violet. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Late Roman / Byzantine Glass Bangles (5 Varied Sizes). Eastern Mediterranean, Late Roman to Byzantine Period, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A luminous set of five ancient glass bracelets, each shaped in the furnaces of late Roman or early Byzantine workshops, likely in Syro-Palestinian or Egyptian regions known for their bold palette and inventive techniques. Estimate: $500 - $750.

2 Outsider Art Portrait Drawings by James Purdy (1992). James Purdy (American, 1914-2009). Two untitled drawings. Pen and ink on paper, 1992. Both signed and dated at lower right. A fascinating pair of abstract portraits by American writer and artist James Purdy, whose haunting literary voice extended into the visual realm with equal originality. Executed in free-flowing, continuous ink lines, each drawing reveals a spare yet emotionally resonant human presence - one with a solitary, front-facing figure, the other presenting a double portrait, one figure in profile, the other frontal. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Mid-19th C. Swiss Tabletop 8-Airs Music Box. Western Europe, Switzerland, ca. mid-19th century CE. A wonderful 8-tune brass cylinder music box constructed from rosewood with 35 steel teeth, on/off and change/repeat switches, and an original tune card on the underside of the lid. Wound via crank lever, the roll contains 8 songs. Estimate: $500 - $750.

8 Indonesian Dayak Wood Hampatongs (Guardian Figures). Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak peoples, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A collection of 8 and-carved wooden figures that represent guardians, known as Hampatong. One figure is standing with the characteristic oversized tongue, a snake in his hands, and a mammal on his head, possibly a long-tailed porcupine. Busts and simplified visages of ancestors and supernatural guardians are an integral part of Dayak religious systems and culture. Size of largest head: 3.5" L x 4" W x 9.5" H (8.9 cm x 10.2 cm x 24.1 cm) Estimate: $500 - $750.

Pair of Bronze Dong Son Arm Cuffs - Coiled Form. Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. 500 BCE to 100 CE. A pair of bronze arm cuffs from the Dong Son culture, each cast in a broad, flat band with terminals that overlap to form a spiral-like closure. The surfaces bear a rich green patina from centuries of burial, their smooth planes enlivened by time-worn texture and mineral accretions. Estimate: $500 - $750.