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Artemis Fine Arts presents an autumn sale of legally acquired fossils, antiquities, and ethnographic art curated by Bob Dodge. Spanning ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, and Asia alongside Pre-Columbian, Native American, African, and Oceanic traditions, the collection brings together rare civilizational artifacts and natural history relics, backed by full provenance and in-house shipping. 8 Panel Chinese Qing Era Wood & Painted Marble Screens. Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000.

Ancient Fossil Whale Vertebrae Column — Miocene Florida — 58"L. North America, United States (Florida find), Miocene epoch. An impressive fossil whale vertebrae column mounted on a custom wood and metal stand, presenting a dramatic sense of scale and presence. The sequence of large, mineralized vertebrae retains rugged surface texture and natural coloration, each segment showing the weight and structure of a prehistoric marine giant. Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000.

Spanish Armorial Vellum Bifolium, Cuatro Costados Leaf. Western Europe, Iberian Peninsula, Spain. Western Europe, Iberian Peninsula, Spain, ca. 1600–1900 CE. A single vellum bifolium painted on both sides in body color heightened with gold, forming four illuminated pages, each with one armorial achievement within its own painted border. Estimate: $2,750 - $4,000.

Roman Gold Betrothal Ring | Greek Inscription OMONOIA (95% Gold). Roman, Imperial period. A band of high-purity gold, formed from a hammered sheet bent into a near-circle and welded closed at the ends, its broad flattened bezel stamped with the Greek word OMONOIA, "concord". Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000.

Mojave Netted Beadwork Collar, Glass Beads. Native American, Southwestern United States, Mojave. Native American, Southwestern United States, Mojave, ca. mid-20th century CE. A netted beadwork collar worked in cobalt-blue and opaque white glass seed beads, fanning from a fitted neckline into a wide capelet. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,500.

Miniature Akkadian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal | Contest Scene, Cuneiform, with Impression. Near East, Mesopotamia, Akkadian. A cylinder of deep blue lapis lazuli, pierced lengthwise for suspension and cut in intaglio so that one roll across damp clay releases an entire frieze. The accompanying modern impression shows a contest scene: two upright figures, one kilted and one striding, flanking a rampant lion, arms and weapon crossing the beast in the interlocked symmetry that defines Akkadian glyptic. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000.

Byzantine to Islamic Gold Lunate Earrings | Filigree and Granulation (pr). Eastern Mediterranean or Near East, Byzantine culture. A matched pair of substantial gold earrings in a high-purity 19K to 20K alloy with 13% to 14% silver content. Each is shaped as a flattened crescent or basket-shaped body with a tapering wire suspension hook. The faces carry filigree of coiled wire volutes, bordered above and below by twisted rope wire. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000.

Roman Ring with Banded Glass Intaglio of a Centaur. Roman, Imperial period. A miniature gold hoop swells to a broad oval bezel holding a banded glass intaglio, its emerald field crossed by a single cobalt stripe that runs like a ribbon of lapis through malachite. Engraved into the glass is a rearing centaur facing left, forelegs lifted, raising a syrinx of panpipes to his lips; two scrolling lines trail behind his back, likely the flying pelt of an animal skin, and a small box or boot-shaped object rests below the hooves. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,500.

19th C. Tibetan Yamantaka Thangka, Silk Brocade Mount. Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A large and vibrantly painted thangka depicting Yamantaka, the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, surrounded by a halo of flames and encircled by numerous deities and attendants. The central figure is rendered with multiple heads, arms, and legs, trampling upon prostrate figures symbolic of vanquished ignorance, while adorned in elaborate jewelry and crowned with a garland of skulls. Estimate: $2,200 - $3,300.

3 Roman Carnelian and Jasper Intaglios - Minerva, Hercules, Libation Deity. Roman, Imperial period. A trio of miniature engraved ringstones, each long ago prised from its bezel and cut in intaglio so the design reads correctly only when pressed into wax. The largest, a domed oval of carnelian, bears a nude helmeted figure shouldering a club, possibly Mars or Hercules. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.