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Artemis Fine Arts and Arte Primitivo have partnered once again to present their second joint online auction, a curated two-day event kicking off on May 20, 2026, out of Louisville, Colorado. Drawing on the decades of expertise and collector relationships built by both galleries, the sale is divided into two distinct, specialized sessions: Day 1 is dedicated entirely to Pre-Columbian and Native American art, while Day 2 expands into African, Tribal, and ethnographic art, alongside antiquities and fossils. Maya Decorated Cup & Blackware Tripod Vessel (2) Estimate: $700 - $1,050.

Casas Grandes Polychrome Fish-Form Vessel. Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes, (Paquime), ca. 1130 to 1450 CE. Rare form, pottery vessel in the form of what we believe is a fish, but could be some other form of zoomorphic creature. Pointed mouth, small fins to the sides and nubbin tail fin. Decorated in shades of red and black against an orange base. Estimate: $700 - $1,000.

Gran Cocle Ceramic Pedestal Bowl - Meander Band. Pre-Columbian, Panama, Gran Cocle culture, ca. 500 to 900 CE. A handsomely proportioned pedestal bowl of deep red-slipped earthenware, its shoulder encircled by a painted band of interlocking step-fret meanders rendered in cream and black - a geometric vocabulary as precise and self-assured as anything produced in the ancient Americas. Estimate: $700 - $1,000.

Aztec Fired Clay Stamps - Spirals / Zoomorphs, ex-Lands Beyond. A pair of Aztec fired clay stamps, each presenting a densely carved rectangular face with a raised handle on the reverse, one decorated with a bold composition of paired concentric spirals separated by stepped geometric frets and bordered by a band of fine dentil ornament, the other incised with an intricate program of interlocking rectilinear and zoomorphic motifs within a similarly toothed border, both representative of the sellos used throughout Mesoamerica to apply pigment patterns to the body, textiles, or other surfaces in ritual and ceremonial contexts. Estimate: $700 - $1,050.

Chavin Flared Rim Vessel - Incised Deity Heads. Chavin. Ca. 1200 - 500 BCE. Salmon color pottery flared rim vessel having an incised decoration including a wide center band with four large profile deity heads. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Ecuadorian Roller Seals (4) - Bird & Animal Motifs. Ecuador. Ca. 500 - 1000 CE. Group of four different large pottery roller seals, all having deeply carved designs with various geometric design elements, birds and animals. All are intact, exc. cond. Very nice examples. Size: 2.5" H to 3.125" H Estimate: $600 - $900.

Pre-Columbian Pottery Heads (96). Various cultures. Ca. 600 BCE - 900 CE. Group of 96 assorted heads, originally from figures, mostly from various preclassic Mexican cultures. Most have some various ancient losses and some normal surface weathering. Many nice examples. Size: 0.5" to 3.5" H Estimate: $600 - $900.

Veracruz Coyotes / Pacas, Fanged Mouths (3). Veracruz. Ca. 600 - 900 CE. Group of three similar stylized standing coyotes, all looking slightly upwards, having large fanged mouths, applied “coffee bean” type eyes, large perked ears, short pointed tails, and are painted with black bitumen. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Pre-Historic Anasazi Salado Black-on-White Bowl. North America, Southwest, Central eastern Arizona, Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan, Greater Mogollon, Greater Salado, Upper Gila (Highland Salado), ca. 1250 to 1350 CE. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Taíno Stone Spheres - Ritual Batey & Gaming Orbs. Pre-Columbian, Greater Antilles Islands, Hispaniola, probably Dominican Republic, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. Estimate: $600 - $900.