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Artemis Fine Arts is set to host an expansive auction on March 19, 2026, offering a global journey through antiquity and cultural history. The curated selection features a diverse array of Classical, Ancient, Asian, and Ethnographic art, with rare treasures ranging from Egyptian and Roman antiquities to Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial artifacts. The auction also includes natural history specimens such as fossils, providing a comprehensive catalog for collectors of high-value rarities. In this image: Hawaiian Carved Wood Tiki Statue. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.

Taino Wood Ritual Bowl w/ Double Zemi Figural Handles. Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A remarkable Taino wooden ritual vessel carved with two expressive zemi figures that form the handles of the bowl. Each figure squats with knees drawn upward, hands resting firmly upon them, their skeletal faces rendered with deeply recessed eyes and tightly clenched teeth. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.

Prehistoric Anaszsi Black on White Duck Effigy Vessel. Native American, Southwestern United States, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), ca. 700 to 950 CE. A lively Ancestral Pueblo duck effigy vessel, painted in bold black-on-white patterns and shaped with a sense of humor and real affection for the natural world. The vessel is modeled as a plump waterfowl with a rounded body, swollen breast, short cylindrical neck, and a slanted handle rising from the back. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,700.

Set of Three English Birmingham Silver Muffineers. Northern Europe, England, Birmingham, ca. 1894 to 1941 CE. A handsome group of three English Birmingham silver sugar casters spanning the late Victorian era through the World War II period, illustrating the evolution of British silver tableware across nearly half a century. Estimate: $1,500 - $2,250.

Chinese & Mongolian Silver Charms of Figures + Animals. East Asia, Northern China / Mongolia, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A collection of 13 silver and nickel brass charms depicting auspicious human figures and animals rendered in a lively folk style. Forms include livestock, mythical creatures, and playful human figures, each cast in the round with integrated loops or chain remnants for suspension. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,700.

Patrick Amiot & Brigitte Laurent "Pop Rivet Mask I". 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 bold and eccentric face emerges from a patchwork of salvaged materials in "Pop Rivet Mask I", a sculptural work that transforms industrial debris into a vivid and slightly mischievous character. Estimate: $1,500 - $2,250.

Exceptional Luristan Bronze Socketed Axe Head. Ancient Near East, Persia, Luristan, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A Luristan bronze axe head with a dramatically flaring blade and a deep socketed haft, its surface now alive with rich green patina and scattered islands of red cuprite. Cast with a long, tapering profile, the form balances elegant geometry with brute practicality - a weapon that reads like pure silhouette. Estimate: $1,500 - $2,250.

Rare Mesoamerican Xochipala Pink Alabaster Bowl. Pre-Columbian, Southwest Mexico, Xochipala region, Classic to Postclassic era, ca. 200 to 1400 CE. A rare semi-translucent gypsum (alabaster) bowl in a soft pale pink hue, its thin rounded walls and gently curved profile allowing light to diffuse through the stone when backlit. The luminous material and color suggest ceremonial or high-status use rather than utilitarian function. Estimate: $1,400 - $2,100.

Three Chinese Ming Glazed Pottery Tomb Attendants. East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A finely coordinated group of three Chinese pottery tomb attendant figures, each modeled standing atop an integral base and dressed in flowing robes accented with turquoise-green glaze. Estimate: $1,400 - $2,100.

Late Qing Archaistic Gray Stone Bi Disc. East Asia, China, late Qing dynasty to Republic period, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large Chinese archaistic bi disc carved from dense gray stone, modeled after ancient ritual jades associated with antiquity and cosmological symbolism. The disc is precisely drilled with a central aperture and finished on both faces with an evenly spaced cross-hatched lattice pattern, recalling Neolithic and Han dynasty prototypes while clearly reflecting later revivalist taste. Estimate: $1,300 - $1,950.