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Step into a world of timeless heritage and global artistry with Artemis Fine Arts and Arte Primitivo’s meticulously curated two-day auction event, broadcasting live from Boulder, Colorado, starting June 11, 2026, at 9:00 AM GMT-6. Day One showcases a magnificent selection of Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Art, followed by Day Two’s sweeping celebration of Native American, Tribal, African, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Fine Art, and Fossils. Driven by an unwavering commitment to exceptional quality and attentive client service, this premier event invites collectors to discover and acquire extraordinary pieces of world history. Join the auction this June 11–12, 2026. Museum-Exhibited Olmec Serpentine Maskette. Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000.

Chimu Very Large 8-Panel Textile | Human Figures, ex-Merrin. North Coast, ca. 1000 - 1250 CE. Woven textile panel, composed of eight individually woven square panels sewn together to form a very large panel. Each of the eight panel depicts and standing human figure, wearing a feathered headdress, with raised arms with the backs of their hands decorated with wave patterns. Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000.

Huge Maya Terracotta Cache Vessel - Shamanic Figure. Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya territories, most likely Peten region., ca. 550 - 900 CE. Large pottery cache vessel - large pottery receptacle for holding personal objects in the tomb usually for deceased elite members of the clan. Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000.

Large Costa Rican Stone Metate Jaguar-Form, CIRAM Tested. Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed., ca. 800 - 1200 CE. A very large jaguar effigy metate depicting the wild feline standing on all fours with a broad, slightly convex back/table forming the grinding surface, and a large hole drilled through the center, presumably for funneling its contents, expertly carved from one piece of volcanic stone with refined dimensions and skillfully incised details. Estimate: $7,000 - $10,500.

Sinu Large Pair of Gold Filigree Ear Ornaments (2). Sinu, Colombia, ca. 800 - 1450 CE. Large and elegant matching pair of cast gold ear ornaments, crescent fan form with three wide bands of openwork diamond net design, and a zigzag element at the ends of the top bar having a small spiral finial. Integral attachment hoop. Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000.

18th C. Cusco School Oratorio Portátil, Viceregal Peru, ex-Holler & Saunders. Spanish Colonial, Viceregal Peru, Cusco School., ca. 1720 - 1780 CE. This is an exceptionally rare and scholarly object — a Cusqueno portable devotional oratory (oratorio portátil), the domestic equivalent of the great Baroque altarpieces that filled Andean churches in the 17th–18th centuries. Estimate: $7,000 - $10,500.

Large Olmec Jadeite Ritual Palette, Motagua Valley Stone. Pre-Columbian, México or Guatemala, Olmec., ca. 1000 - 500 BCE. Carved from light blue-green jadeite with warm russet veining, this handsome elongated ritual palette presents a sharply recessed central trough flanked by tapering finials, the crisp shoulders and silky polish exemplifying masterful Formative-period lapidary work. Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000.

Maya Polychrome Plate | Standing Dignitary, Tripod Rattle Legs. Maya Regions, ca. 600 - 900 CE. Large polychrome decorated pottery deep dish plate standing on integral rattle type tripod legs. Decorated with a tall standing dignitary with his right arm held in a forward position, pointed finger. Wearing a zoomorphic headdress with a long tail and open toothy mouth. Wide painted black glyphic border. Size: 14.75”D x 4”H (37.5 x 10.2cm). Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000.

Huari Necklace Elements | Shell, Turquoise, Mother of Pearl. South coast, ca. 700 CE. Seventeen carved shell necklace elements including three larger center elements and fourteen smaller, carved mother-of-pearl “hour glass” elements. Each are inlaid with spondylus shell of different colors and turquoise stones. All have perforated edges for stringing. Custom mounted on a custom tiered base. Excellent quality examples. Size: 9”W x 8”H (22.9 x 20.3cm) on display base. Estimate: $3,600 - $5,400.

7 Chimu Copper Appliqués | Standing Lord or Kings, ex-Eugene Lions. North coast., ca. 1000 CE. Seven matching, beautifully detailed, sheet copper appliqués, each depicting a standing lord or king wearing a crescent shape headdress and short tunic. Each holds a ceremonial kero or beaker. Originally, most likely attached to a shirt or backing of a wooden throne. All have three tiny slit perforations for attachment. Mounted on a custom display base. Size: 8.5”H x 11”W (21.6 x 27.9cm). Estimate: $3,200 - $4,800.