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Artemis Fine Arts presents its Native American, Ethnographic & Ancient Art online auction on November 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM MT. The sale is anchored by Part 1 of a lifetime California collection—offered at auction for the first time—featuring historic and 20th-century Pueblo pottery, Navajo textiles, fine beadwork, basketry, and Katsina dolls, highlighted by a signed Maria and Julian Martinez San Ildefonso wedding vase. Rounding out the catalog is a diverse selection of global ethnographic art alongside antiquities from the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. In this image: Margaret Keane Princess of the East Signed Serigraph on Canvas 1982 Big Eyes. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000.

Heavy 21K Gold Roman Revival Signet Ring Engraved Bust 27.4 Grams. A substantial gold signet ring in the Roman manner, the large oval bezel deeply engraved in intaglio with a left-facing profile portrait of a young man. He is shown with short, densely curled hair, a strong nose, and a full chin, wearing a cloak gathered and fastened at the shoulder in the style of a Roman military paludamentum. Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000.

Zuni Sterling Silver Revolver Grips with Kachina Mosaic Inlay Turquoise Coral. Native American, Southwestern United States, Zuni Pueblo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A matched pair of revolver grips cast in sterling silver, each panel shaped to the classic curved profile and inlaid with jet, mother-of-pearl, turquoise, and coral to form stylized kachina figures. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,500.

Veracruz Miniature Pottery Heads | Skull and Bat, Bitumen Eyes. Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture. A pair of miniature hollow ceramic heads, perhaps small masks, one shaped as a human skull and the other as a bat. The skull is a rounded cranium with deep orbits filled with glossy black bitumen. It has a gaping nasal cavity and a lipless grin of incised teeth, and small holes pierce each side. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,500.

14K Yellow Gold Diamond Accent Hoop Earrings Screw Back 0.12 TCW. United States, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A timeless pair of 14K gold open hoop earrings, accented with brilliant-cut diamonds in classic prong settings. Each earring features a smooth, rounded hoop crafted from 14K yellow gold. The diamonds, each approximately 0.06 carats, are set securely in four-prong basket settings, offering a clean, bright sparkle that enhances the warm luster of the gold. Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000.

Native American Apache Rawhide Card Set Vaquero Court Figures. Native American, Apache. A set of five playing cards cut from thin hide. Each card has rounded corners and a golden-yellow ground, and is painted in black, green, and red. The images follow the Spanish deck. One card shows two long blades crossed in an X, probably the two of swords. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Diné Navajo Ketoh, Silver Plaque, Arrow-Tipped Wire Scrolls, Leather Cuff. Native American, Navajo (Diné), ca. mid-20th century CE. A ketoh, or bow guard, of oiled brown leather formed into a broad cuff that closes with a rawhide tie. A rectangular silver plaque with rounded corners is mounted on the front, its softly textured field framed by a stamped scalloped border. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Edmontosaurus Dinosaur Jaw Section with Dental Battery Lance Formation. North America, Western United states, Wyoming, Lance Formation, Late Cretaceous 69 to 66 million years ago. A fossilized jaw section from Edmontosaurus, the duck-billed hadrosaur. It preserves the bony framework of the animal's dental battery rather than the teeth themselves. A row of tall, parallel vertical grooves runs along one face. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Early Bronze Age Osenring Neck Ring Torc, Unetice Culture. Hallstadt or Osenring. A penannular torc cast and worked in leaded bronze probably from the very early Osenring culyure. A single rod of rounded section bends into an open, slightly U-shaped hoop, and each end rolls back on itself into a tight spiral loop. The loops would have made the ring easier to open over the neck or limb, and they finish the ends neatly. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

3 Roman Intaglios | Red Jasper Fortuna, Green Jasper + Iron Ring with Carnelian. Roman Empire, Imperial period, ca. 1st–3rd century CE. Two engraved gemstones and an iron ring set with a third, each once used as a personal seal and amulet. The first is an oval red jasper intaglio engraved with a standing draped female figure, perhaps Fortuna or Venus, one hand raised holding a small attribute. Estimate: $800 - $1,200.