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On January 23, 2026, Artemis Fine Arts invites collectors and connoisseurs to a sophisticated journey through time and geography with its premier auction, Global Art | Asian, Ancient & Ethnographic. Hosted in Louisville, Colorado, this meticulously curated sale offers a rare opportunity to acquire masterworks from the world’s most storied civilizations, spanning the majestic temples of Ancient Egypt, the classical foundations of Greece and Rome, and the intricate spiritual traditions of Asia. In this image: Tibet Ritual Kangling - Human Femur in Brass & Copper. Estimate $2,600-$3,900.

18th C. Oesterreich Etchings "Raccolta di XXIV". Matthias Oesterreich (German, 1716-1778) after Piet Leon Ghezzi (Italian, Comunanza near Ascoli Piceno 1674-1755 Rome). Publisher Conrado Walther of Dresden, Germany, ca. 1750 CE. Twenty four etchings from a series of caricatures of the Roman court and its foreign visitors of the Baroque era created by Matthias Oesterreich (German, 1716-1778) after compositions Piet Leone Ghezzi (Italian, Comunanza near Ascoli Piceno 1674-1755 Rome) in the collection of the King of Poland. Estimate $2,600-$3,900.

Superb Ancient Bactrian Alabaster Jar. Central Asia, Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC). Finely carved from a single block of banded alabaster, this substantial vessel exhibits the characteristic proportions and sculptural weight of Bactrian stonework. The broad, flat rim rises above a sharply recessed collar, the form tapering into a rounded, gently swollen body. Estimate $2,400-$3,600.

Rare Taino Shell, Carved Skull Face Effigy. Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A remarkable carved marine shell transformed into a sculptural effigy of a skull-like face, its natural spiral form reimagined through careful incision and piercing. Estimate $2,400-$3,600.

Three Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery Attendant Figures. East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A group of three Ming Dynasty pottery attendant figures, each shaped with the poised stillness expected of tomb guardians crafted to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. Fashioned in earthenware and retaining muted remnants of their original pigments, the trio offers a harmonious yet varied glimpse into Ming funerary traditions. Estimate $2,200-$3,300.

Archaistic Chinese Jade Ornament - Cloud Dragon Form. East Asia, China, Republic period, ca. 20th century CE. A commanding and archaically styled jade plaque carved in sinuous swirling relief, evocative of the abstract ritual aesthetics associated with the prehistoric Hongshan culture of northeast China (ca. 4000 to 3000 BCE).

2 Huari Humaya Style Polychrome Pottery Cups, TL Tested. Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A pair of hand-built Humaya style pottery cups, each formed with a broad flaring body rising from a small ring base. Both are decorated in red, white, and black slip pigments, creating bold vertical panels adorned with dotted and linear motifs. Estimate $1,800-$2,700.

19th C. American Giltwood Frame - Ferns and Cattails. North America, United States, ca. 19th century CE. A 19th century American carved giltwood frame, lavish in scale and botanical imagination, its surface alive with the textures of wetland growth. Along the lower corners rise clusters of sculpted cattails, their elongated pods emerging in confident verticals, while sweeping fronds of fern arc protectively above them. Estimate $1,700-$2,550.

Three Byzantine Pottery Sphero-Conical Vessels. Eastern Mediterranean, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A trio of stout, enigmatic sphero-conical vessels rises from the Byzantine twilight, each one shaped for the hand and carved with designs that still murmur old secrets. Estimate $1,500-$2,250.

Chinese Eastern Zhou Warring States Jade Dragon Carving. East Asia, China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A nephrite jade dragon, likely dating to the Zhou Dynasty, rendered in warm, pale green stone with subtle translucence, the stylized creature coils sinuously in profile, its body adorned with raised spiral motifs and a scaled lattice pattern. Estimate $1,500-$2,250.