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The Summer Marketplace | Ancient & Ethnographic auction hosted by Artemis Fine Arts features legally acquired artifacts spanning Pre-Columbian, Native American, tribal, and classical ancient art. Curated by Bob Dodge, the sale highlights pieces such as a Panamanian Coclé polychrome frutera, a Nayarit terracotta bedded figure, Maya ceremonial chert blades, and ancient fossils. In this image: Rare Nayarit Terracotta Bedded Figure, Two-Part Ensemble. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

R. G. Eves 1916 Portrait Drawings, Young Soldier & the Artist's Father William Eves. Reginald Grenville Eves RA (British, 1876-1941). (1) "A Young Soldier" black chalk drawing on paper, 1916; "William Eves" (the artist's father), pencil on paper, 1916. Each signed at lower left and dated at lower right. A pair of intimate works on paper by Reginald Grenville Eves RA (British, 1876-1941), each signed "R. G. Eves" at lower left and dated 1916 at lower right. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Pre-Columbian / Roman Carnelian & Jasper Bead Necklace. Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Sinu (Zenu) or Tairona people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE & Near East, Mesopotamia / Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman Period, ca. 1550 BCE to 1000 CE. An assemblage necklace composed of ancient carnelian, jasper, and agate beads gathered from multiple regions and thoughtfully restrung into a wearable form. Estimate: $700 - $1,050.

18th C. Tibetan Bronze Ritual Bell (Ghanta) - Vajra Finial, Kirtimukha Frieze. East Asia, Tibet, Tibetan Buddhist. A Buddhist bronze ritual bell (ghanta) with a vajra finial above a looped ring, the domed body cast in low relief with a band of kirtimukha faces around the midsection and beaded borders at rim and foot. The interior is finished with a four-petaled lotus motif surrounding the clapper attachment point, showing the same attention to detail given to concealed surfaces as to those on display. Estimate: $800 - $1,200.

19th C. Indian Himachal Wood Noodle Maker - Ram Form. South Asia, north India, Himachal Pradesh, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A rare and whimsical hand-carved wooden noodle maker in the form of a standing ram. The figure rests sturdily on four legs, its head carved to serve as a handle for grip, while the forelegs and hindlegs form the base supports. Estimate: $900 - $1,350.

Marc Hanson Pastel - "AHHH...NEW ORLEANS!" (2008). Marc R. Hanson (American, b. 1955). "AHHH...NEW ORLEANS!" pastel on paper, 2008. Signed and dated at lower right and again with title on gallery paper on verso. A 2008 pastel on paper by Marc Hanson titled "AHHH...NEW ORLEANS!" captures the electric pulse of a night street in the French Quarter, where color, crowd, and sound seem to spill forward at once. Hanson sets the viewer at street level, looking down a glowing corridor of storefronts, neon signs, and receding architecture. Estimate: $800 - $1,200.

Triassic Araucaria Petrified Wood, Madagascar, Polished Slab. Africa, Madagascar, early to mid-Triassic period, ca. 252 to 220 million years ago. A fossilized petrified wood slab retaining its natural bark exterior, with one face polished to a mirror-like finish and the reverse given a softer sheen, revealing concentric growth rings, mineral banding, and several glittering quartz-filled vugs scattered throughout. Estimate: $800 - $1,250.

Seven Chinese Qing era Snuff Bottles - Glass & Carved Stone. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty. A group of seven snuff bottles in glass and carved stone. The stone examples include a bottle with an applied cricket in green relie, a dark brown bottle carved with a bird, and a semi opaque white and orange stone with a fish. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Large Mexican Polychrome Metal Festival Barbone Mask. Latin America, Mexico, Guerrero. A large polychrome iron mask depicting a bearded man, painted in vivid green, yellow, red, and black. The lively face features a voluminous flowing beard, prominent red ears hung with teardrop earring pendants, arched brows above bulging painted eyes with eye holes beneath, and an open smiling mouth. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Very Rare Chinese Tang Dynasty Dwarf Pair. China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. Very rare to find! Pair of molded terracotta figures representing individuals who suffered from dwarfism. Each with large heads, short bodies, heads bowed with hands in front of their large bellies. Size: 2.75" W x 6.5" H (7 cm x 16.5 cm) Estimate: $800 - $1,200.