Prepare for a global journey through history and art at the October
Timed Marketplace Auction
hosted by Artemis Fine Arts in Boulder, CO. Starting on October 30, 2025, at 4:00 PM GMT-6, this top-rated timed auction offers an immense variety of collectible items spanning continents and millennia. Highlights include Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East; Asian Art from China, Japan, and India; Pre-Columbian and Native American artifacts; as well as Fossils, Fine/Visual Art, Coins, and Decorative Antiques. In this image:
Abstract Teotihuacan Stone Pendant - Mezcala Influence
. Estimate $500-$750.
3rd C. Gandharan Pottery Molds (for Religious Paneling)
. Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A set of 5 hand-built pottery molds used for creating intricate relief artworks, typically for religious paneling. Included are molds to make a gathering of fruits or nuts; a set of coiling serpents; an elaborate winged horse, perhaps a pegasus; a minimalist hemisphere, perhaps a ball of butter; and a standing depiction of a male deity. Estimate $500-$750.
Victorian Era Metal Hat Box - Oval Traveling Case
. United States / England, Victorian to Edwardian era, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An iron hat box featuring an oval form with a hinged lid and top handle, complete with its original clasp at the front, which includes a loop for securing with a small lock - typical of travel-ready storage from the period. Estimate $450-$675.
Two Balinese Palm Leaf Illustrated Lontar Manuscripts
. Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. mid-20th century CE. A pair of palm leaf manuscripts, known as lontar, bound together with cotton cords between two wooden slat covers. The drawstring binding, finished with a bronze coin at the end, allows the manuscripts to be tightly secured - pressing the palm leaves together during storage to maintain their flat shape. Estimate $450-$675.
Two Arctic Yukon & Alaska Fur Dolls w/ Beading
. Native American / First Nations, Northwestern United States, Alaska & Canada, Yukon, Inuit / Athabascan, ca. mid-20th century CE. A pair of handmade fur-clad dolls representing traditional dress of Arctic and Subarctic Indigenous peoples. Estimate $450-$675.
Three Colima Pottery Standing Nude Female Figures
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 3 hand-built pottery nude female figures, each standing upon dramatically arched feet while holding both arms up to their chest; each wears a different type of head wrap around their forehead. Size of largest: 1.1" L x 3.7" W x 7.2" H (2.8 cm x 9.4 cm x 18.3 cm) Estimate $450-$675.
Six Ancient Chinese & Luristan Leaded-Bronze Arrowheads
. Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Northwestern Iran to Eastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE; East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty to Han Dynasty, ca. 1600 BCE to 220 CE. Estimate $450-$675.
Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Pottery Ladle Scoop
. Native American, Southwestern United States, Colorado, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1200 to 1300 CE. A hand-built pottery ladle scoop sans handle. Estimate $450-$675.
Mexican Wood Folk Art Saint Isidore w/ Plowing Oxen
. Central America, Mexico, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely wooden santo of Saint Isidore the Farmer or San Isidro Labrador depicted plowing the field with 2 bulls as he grasps a whip in one hand. San Isidro was a simple farmer who, following an epiphany, took time to pray and commune with God while working in his master's fields. Estimate $450-$675.
Large Mexican Wool Serape Striped Blanket
. Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large handwoven serape blanket made from cotton warp and wool weft. The serape has become an iconic item of Mexican folk art - a colorful, woven blanket or shawl traditionally worn by people in Mexico, particularly in rural and indigenous communities. Estimate $250-$375.
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