Artemis Fine Arts will host an auction on September 18, 2025, featuring a curated collection of historical and cultural artifacts. The auction, titled "
Pre-Columbian | Ancient | Ethnographic
," includes a diverse range of items from around the world. Bidders can expect to find Pre-Columbian, Native American, and Tribal artifacts, as well as rare fossils and ancient treasures from Egypt. In this image:
6th C. Visigothic Silver Brooch - Stylized Fibula
. Estimate $1,100-$1,650.
Ghanaian Ashanti Prestige Stool Symbolizing Power / Ancestral Authority
. West Africa, Ghana, Asante (Ashanti) / Akan culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A finely carved wooden prestige stool, mounted atop a sculpted buffalo or bush cow, which itself stands on a six-legged base. The entire work is carved from a single piece of wood, showcasing both technical skill and symbolic depth. Estimate $1,000-$1,500.
Tiwanaku Zoomorphic Effigy Vessel Painted Motifs (Lake Titicaca)
. Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Bolivian Highlands, Lake Titicaca region, Tiahuanaco / Tiwanaku culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A painted zoomorphic pottery vessel depicting a quadruped with a boldly modeled andromorphic head and short tail. Estimate $800-$1,200.
Saka-Sarmatian Gilt Copper Face Plaque
. Ancient Central Eurasia, Saka or Sarmatian, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A rare fragment of ancient prestige, this gold and copper plaque bears the visage of a stylized face surrounded by swirling curls and concentric forms. Estimate $900-$1,350.
Luristan Bronze Oil Lamp - Spouted Vessel
. Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A rare Luristan bronze oil lamp, cast in a distinctive form with a wide, rounded body raised on a flared foot and a long, flat spout projecting outward. The spout, designed to hold a wick, extends seamlessly from the vessel wall, while the rounded chamber would have contained oil for illumination. Estimate $900-$1,500.
Three Chinese Peking Glass Snuff Bottles & Stopper Lids
. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty to Republic era, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful grouping of three vintage Peking glass snuff bottles, each skillfully fashioned to imitate prized natural stones such as white jade and banded agate. Estimate $800-$1,200.
Pair of Inuit Walrus Ivory Salt & Pepper Shakers
. Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. mid-20th century CE. A pair of walrus ivory salt and pepper shakers, each carved in cylindrical form with threaded bolt bases that unscrew for filling. Estimate $800-$1,500.
Maya Ulua Valley Polychrome Frog Effigy Bowl
. Pre-Columbian, Maya, Ulua Valley, Honduras, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A lively and well-preserved polychrome pottery effigy bowl, its rounded form painted in warm red-orange hues with dark linear motifs. Modeled in relief upon the exterior is the figure of a frog, its head emerging prominently with incised circular eyes and an open mouth. Estimate $900-$1,500.
Huge Native American Pow-Wow Drum - Deer Hide & Bark
. Native American, Southwestern United States, ca. 20th century CE. A monumental 20th century Southwestern Native American pow-wow drum, crafted with natural tree bark and tightly stretched deer hide. This large, oval-bodied drum embodies both visual power and acoustic resonance, its rawhide surface secured with an interlaced lacing pattern that creates a rhythmic, geometric design around the frame. Estimate $800-$1,500.
Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Ushabti w/ Hieroglyphs
. Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A small yet finely rendered Egyptian faience ushabti, formed in the traditional mummiform pose with arms crossed and hands clutching agricultural implements for work in the afterlife. Estimate $800-$1,200.
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