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Step into a world of ancient history and cross-cultural artistry with Artemis Fine Arts' upcoming sale, curated by expert Bob Dodge. Bidding opens live on September 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM GMT-6 from Louisville, Colorado, featuring an exceptional selection of legally acquired Native American, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Oceanic, and Classical antiquities, alongside rare fossils and fine ethnographic art. Every piece carries verified provenance, offering collectors a secure, vetted opportunity to own a tangible piece of human and natural history. Mosasaur Vertebrae Fossil, Articulated Spine Section, Late Cretaceous. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000.

Antonio Fuentes Melchor | Oaxacan Alebrije, Painted Deer with Antlers. Mexico, Oaxaca. A wood carving (alebrije) of a deer, painted in green with pink, white, and blue detailing, with elaborate branching antlers and large spoon-form ears. Signed in paint on the underside by Antonio Fuentes Melchor of San Martin Tilcajete, Ocotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico. Estimate: $2,250 - $3,500.

19th C. Tibetan Yamantaka Thangka, Silk Brocade Mount. Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A large and vibrantly painted thangka depicting Yamantaka, the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, surrounded by a halo of flames and encircled by numerous deities and attendants. The central figure is rendered with multiple heads, arms, and legs, trampling upon prostrate figures symbolic of vanquished ignorance, while adorned in elaborate jewelry and crowned with a garland of skulls. Estimate: $2,200 - $3,300.

Large Macginitiea Nobilis Fossil Leaf, Fort Union Formation, Paleocene. North America, Western United States, Montana, Fort Union Formation, Paleocene period, ca. 66 to 56 million years ago. A large fossilized leaf attributed A large fossilized leaf attributed to the prehistoric sycamore Macginitiea nobilis (formerly Platanus nobilis), displaying a broad, multi-lobed form with clearly articulated primary and secondary venation. Estimate: $2,600 - $3,900.

Nayarit Ixtlan del Rio Semi-Nude Female Figure w/ Bowl. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio style. A commanding standing woman modeled in burnished buff clay and painted in resist and slip tones of oxide red, cream, and smoky black. She is bare-chested, the breasts summarily rendered with prominent nipples, and her torso carries a lattice of painted bands descending from a V-necked collar. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,250.

Igbo Colonial Headdress Mask, Hornbills and Colonist Figure, Nigeria. West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A massive sculptural wooden mask and headdress that depicts traditional Igbo culture with the overshadowing figure of a colonist in the center. Forming the base is a large cylindrical helmet cap with strap piercings for the wearer. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.

Gold Solidus of Valentinian I, Antioch Mint. Roman, Imperial period, Antioch mint, reign of Valentinian I. A 4.4 gram gold solidus struck for Valentinian I, the obverse carrying his pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to the right within the legend D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Estimate: $1,300 - $1,900.

Rare Argentinean San Jose Polychrome Pottery Bowl. Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina, San Jose region, ca. 1000 CE. A large and deep terracotta vessel with opposing low relief crescent handles and a convex base. Estimate: $1,200 - $2,500.

Aztec Jade Coiled Rattlesnake with Bifurcated Tongue. Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec. A serpent carved into a tight, self-enclosing spiral, its body wound so that the head rises over the coils and the tail terminates in a segmented rattle. Worked from omphacite jade (confirmed by XRF analysis), the sculpture keeps the compact, static massing typical of Aztec stone work, with incised scales and a bifurcated tongue protruding from the blunt snout. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Phrygian Bronze Bow Fibula. Anatolia, Turkey, Phrygian. A compact cast bronze fibula of the Anatolian arched-bow type, its semicircular bow swelling into a thick, collared arc articulated by fine encircling ribs at either shoulder. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.