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Artemis Fine Arts' upcoming Timed Marketplace auction, closing on May 6, 2026, offers a sophisticated cross-section of human history and creative expression. The sale features an expertly curated selection of Ancient and Ethnographic artifacts alongside Fine Art masterpieces, bridging the gap between antiquity and the contemporary world. Caribbean Taino Style Ceramic Incised Effigy Jar. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Four Lincoln Head Cent Pennies 1909-1961 Coin Albums. United States, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A group of four Whitman Lincoln Head Cent coin albums including two "Collection 1909 to 1940 Number One, No. 9004" and two "Collection Starting 1941 Number Two, No. 9030," each designed with clearly labeled coin slots for organizing a complete penny collection, with the blank slots for future issues filled by the collector through 1961. Size: 7.5" L x 5.75" W (19 cm x 14.6 cm) Estimate: $500 - $750.

Yang Yang Mixed Media Painting w/ Inscription. Yang Yang (Chinese, b. 1953). Two figures with animal. Mixed media: paint and black ink on newspaper, n.d. Signed with inscription beneath painting. A powerful mixed media composition by Yang Yang, executed in paint and black ink layered over fragments of printed newspaper. At the center, two human figures are rendered in bold black line, their forms intertwined with the outline of a large animal resembling a bear. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Ancient Mexican Pottery, Stone Beads & Bird Points. Pre-Columbian, Central America, Mesoamerican cultures, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. A collector's assortment of artifacts including beads, pottery, stone tools, and carved objects. The group includes a carved double-chambered stone object, possibly a pipe bowl or small incense burner, seven quartz "bird point" projectile points, and several discoidal stone beads with drilled perforations. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Maya Greenstone Anthropomorphic Face Bead. Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-carved greenstone bead of inverted teardrop form bearing an abstract anthropomorphic face along the top. Estimate: $500 - $750.

13 Muisca Tumbaga Tunjos, Chimu Earrings & Taino Amulet. Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Muisca, ca. 600 to 1600 CE; Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE; Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A diverse group of thirteen Pre-Columbian artifacts representing several cultures of ancient South America and the Caribbean. The lot includes a pair of Chimu spiral earrings, one cast in bronze and the other in a copper-silver alloy, along with nine Muisca tumbaga votive figures known as tunjos, small ritual offerings deposited at sacred sites. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Three Guerrero Mezcala Pendant Sized Stone Axe Gods. Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerica, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 300 BCE to 650 CE. A collection of three pendant-sized stone Mezcala anthropomorphic axe god figures carved in the region's abstract style, each with blocky heads, tapered bodies, and simplified limbs with string cut details. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Six Mississippian Pottery & Stone Game Discoidals. Native American, Midwestern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A collection of five ceramic and one stone discoidals, each carefully shaped into rounded discs, reflecting a long-standing Native American tradition associated with gaming, ritual, and social exchange. Ceramic examples were typically fashioned from broken or discarded pottery vessels, then chipped and ground into form, with edges left rough or smoothed through abrasion. Estimate: $500 - $750.

19th C. Korean Glazed Pottery Water Dropper. East Asia, Korea, Joseon Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely cuboid porcelain water dropper resting on four diminutive feet with classic blue-on-white "eye-form medallion" motifs painted on each of the four sides and a complex geometric pattern on the upper face. A miniature spout juts out from the front and a fill hole is set in the center of the upper face. Estimate: $500 - $750.

Georgian Early 19th C. Wood & Leather Hearth Bellows. Western Europe, England, Georgian era, ca. early 19th century CE. A classic handheld fire bellows from the early 1800s, made from hardwoods possibly walnut or elm. The broad paddle form is decorated with concentric rondel boss carving, giving the surface a balanced and architectural profile. Estimate: $450 - $675.