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Artemis Gallery will present its Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic | Fine Art auction on March 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM MST, in a timed online sale based in Boulder, Colorado. The carefully curated selection brings together ancient artifacts and ethnographic works from cultures around the world, each hand selected for its authenticity, visual appeal, and collecting potential. Whether as unforgettable gifts, compelling first acquisitions for new collectors, or distinctive additions that elevate established collections, the pieces in this sale offer meaningful connections to history through objects of enduring beauty and craftsmanship. African Bidjogo Wood Dugn'be (Bovine Helmet Mask). Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Armando Marino Printer's Proof - "The Raft" (2002). Armando Marino (Cuban, b. 1968). "The Raft (La Patera)" color lithograph, 2002. Signature and "PP" (printer's proof) in pencil at lower right. Armando Marino's "The Raft" is a fantastical piece featuring the body of a vintage 1950s red and white wheel-less car atop human legs against a background that appears to be a spraypainted wall. Estimate: $1,100 - $1,650.

Two Tibetan Buddhist Wood Phurba Knives. Central Asia, Tibet, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A pair of wooden phurbas, also known as ritual "magic daggers," crafted in the traditional three-sided stake form with cotton cords wrapped around the necks of both. The pommels are adorned with anthropomorphic faces, and the handles feature linear motifs, with zoomorphic forms above the blades. Estimate: $700 - $1,050.

Nazca Painted Geometric Pattern Pottery Bowl. Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 CE to 700 CE. A painted pottery bowl with a low, rounded profile, broad mouth, and a deep charcoal-black interior that contrasts sharply with its pale buff exterior. A continuous frieze of bold, maze-like geometric motifs encircles the body in dark pigment. Size: 4.5" W x 2" H (11.4 cm x 5.1 cm) Estimate: $600 - $900.

Four Massive Mezcala - Maya Greenstone Beads / Pendants. Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala to Maya culture, ca. 600 BCE to 900 CE. Four sizable hand carved greenstone beads in thick tubular forms. Green colored stones were prized for their symbolic qualities of life and fertility, worn as status symbols by the elite as well as serving as ritualistic implements and offerings for burial. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Caribbean Taino Style Ceramic Incised Effigy Jar. Caribbean, ca. 20th century CE. A low-fired pottery vessel with a rounded body and wide mouth, featuring modeled animal heads at the shoulders and incised geometric bands encircling the form. The dark, earthy surface and sculptural details reference Taino ceramic traditions, evoking ritual containers associated with ancestral symbolism and daily life. Size: 8" W x 5" H (20.3 cm x 12.7 cm) Estimate: $600 - $900.

Afghan Pillowcase & Swat Valley Silk Embroidery Textile. Central Asia, Afghanistan & Pakistan, Swat Valley, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A pair of colorful embroidered textiles consisting of one elongated pillow case and one square tapestry panel. The pillow case is worked on dark gray cotton and densely embroidered with vivid pink silk thread arranged in stepped geometric and repeating motifs, the outer edge finished with orange yarn trim and bright pink tassels at each corner, one end left open to accommodate a long, narrow pillow suitable for use as a couch or bench accent. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Seven Papua New Guinea Woven Miniature Yam Masks. Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam people, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A collection of seven miniature woven yam masks, each hand-crafted from natural basketry fibers and decorated with pigments in red, white, ochre, and black. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Pair of Roman Bronze and Lead Enamel Brooches. Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A vibrant pair of circular Roman brooches, each cast in bronze and delicately inlaid with lead-based enamel. Both pieces display concentric geometric decoration, the surfaces divided into recessed cells filled with opaque enamels in shades of turquoise, red, green, and ivory - colors that once shimmered brightly against the bronze ground. Estimate: $600 - $900.

Navajo Sand Painting of Sun, Eagle & Corn by E. Hunt. Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. late 20th century CE. A sandpainting on particleboard signed E. Hunt, depicting a ceremonial scene titled "The Sun and Eagle & Holy Plants." At the center is an anthropomorphic eagle figure framed within a circular sunburst of eagle feather rays in red, white, yellow, and black. Estimate: $500 - $750.