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Embark on a captivating journey through time at the Artemis Fine Arts Auction, starting July 10, 2025, at 8:00 AM GMT-6. This extraordinary event showcases a meticulously curated collection of Pre-Columbian, Native American, and Tribal artifacts alongside rare fossils and ancient treasures from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, and Asia. Complemented by exquisite fine and visual art, every piece is legally acquired, authenticated, and approved for sale, offering collectors unparalleled quality and confidence. In this image: Tang Dynasty Pottery Mingqi Warrior - Large and Lively. Estimate $3,500-$5,500.

Sino-Tibetan 14K Gilt Brass Green Tara Deity Statue. Central Asia, Tibet / China, Sino-Tibetan, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A lovely cast and gilded brass figure of Green Tara (Shyamatara), the compassionate savior goddess, seated in lalitasana on a lotus pedestal with her right foot extended upon a blooming lotus, symbolizing readiness to aid. Estimate $2,600-$3,900.

19th C. Tibetan Gilt Copper Maitreya Buddha Statue. Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning gilt copper statue of the bodhisattva Maitreya, seated gracefully on a throne with feet resting upon a lotus pedestal. Estimate $3,000-$4,500.

Tibetan Brass Amitayus Buddha, ex-Anthony Quinn Coll. Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous cast-brass statue of Amitayus Buddha, seated cross-legged in meditation on an integral lotus plinth, holding an intricate ambrosia vessel known as the kalasha, which contains the elixir of eternal life. Estimate $3,000-$4,500.

Matching Pair 19th C. Chinese Wood Tabletop Screens. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, circa 19th century CE. A pair of wooden screens, each featuring intricate openwork motifs and auspicious symbols. The panels rest on stable feet with scrolling side supports, the carvings framed in lacquered black and cinnabar red. Estimate $2,800-$4,200.

20th C. Chinese Nephrite Jade Bi Disc - Qijia Style. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty to Republic Period, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A finely carved nephrite jade bi disc, its circular symmetry and restrained surface quietly echoing the spiritual elegance of Neolithic predecessors. Estimate $4,000-$7,000.

Ming Wood Shakyamuni Buddha - Wan Symbol on Chest. East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A magnificent and exceptionally rare gessoed and painted wood sculpture of Shakyamuni Buddha, seated in a pose known in Chinese as Ch'ien Pai Yi Hua-shen (The Hundred Billion Human Manifestations) - a meditative posture rooted in Indian iconographic tradition and transmitted to China through Central Asia. Estimate $15,000-$22,500.

Chinese Han Pottery Warrior Figure w/ Spear & Shield. East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A dramatic pottery figure of a warrior donning a metal spear in one hand and a shield in the other as he prepares to attack, leaning back on his bent right knee as though about to lunge forward and throw his spear at the viewer. Estimate $3,600-$5,400.

Pair of 18th C. Chinese Qing Wooden Taoists on Horses. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fabulous pair of wooden sculptures, each depicting a Taoist immortal deity on horseback, wearing long robes and an official "winged" hat with lateral extensions traditionally associated with Taoist images, all adorned by liberal remains of lacquer and pigments including mercury red paint. Estimate $2,800-$4,200.

19th C. Japanese Bronze Demon Oni & Dragon Attrb. Miyao. East Asia, Japan, Late Meiji era, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning cast bronze and gilt statue of an Oni demon standing upon a wooden pedestal, with a sinuous dragon wrapped around his torso, its head resting on his shoulder like a minion. Estimate $6,500-$9,750.