ARTEMIS x ARTE Pre-Columbian, Native American 2026-05-20 Auction - 249 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
ARTEMIS x ARTE Pre-Columbian, Native American
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Louisville, CO, United States
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ARTEMIS x ARTE Pre-Columbian, Native American

Artemis Fine Arts and Arte Primitivo are delighted to present their second joint auction - a carefully curated 2-day sale celebrating the world's most captivating artistic traditions. Day 1 features Pre-Columbian and Native American Art, while Day 2 brings together African, Tribal, Ethnographic Art, Fossils and Antiquities. United by a shared passion for quality and connoisseurship, the principals of both galleries have spent decades building relationships with collectors who trust them for their expertise and personal touch. That same commitment guides every lot in this sale. We warmly invite collectors, colleagues, and friends to join us for the May 20-21, 2026 auctions - and look forward to sharing these remarkable objects with you. Convenient in-house shipping available upon request.
Auction Curators:
Bob Dodge
Artemis - Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Ancient Art
Howard Rose
Arte Primitivo - Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Ancient Art
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Xochipala Standing Female Figure: Pre-columbian, Xochipala, ca. 1000 - 800 BCE. Natural buff color pottery standing figure, holding both hands on her stomach. Expressive facial features, open toothy mouth, domed headdress. Some
0001: Xochipala Standing Female FigureEst.
$600
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$900
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Olmec Blackware Bowl - Incised Frieze: Pre-Columbian, Olmec tradition, Las Bocas / Tlatilco style, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A hemispherical blackware bowl carrying the full visual weight of the Middle Formative supernatural world condensed
0002: Olmec Blackware Bowl - Incised FriezeEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
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Las Bocas Stroke Victim Vessel: Pottery bowl depicting the head of a stroke victim, having the left side of his face showing the results of a stroke. Face paint in cream slip and his textured hairdo painted red. The right rear side
0005: Las Bocas Stroke Victim VesselEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
Olmec Cream Slipware Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Olmec region, ca. 1000 - 600 CE. Finished in cream slip and bearing the rich root marks and surface deposits of nearly three thousand years of burial. The clean hemispherical form is
0006: Olmec Cream Slipware BowlEst.
$200
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$300
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$128.50
Olmec Incised Cream Slip Bowl - Red Interior: Pre-Columbian, Olmec regions, ca. 1000 - 600 BCE. Slightly tapered pottery bowl having an overall exterior cream slip, decorated on one side with an incised linear geometric design, highlighted in
0007: Olmec Incised Cream Slip Bowl - Red InteriorEst.
$800
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$1,200
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$514.00
Las Bocas Standing Female Figure Wearing Turban: Pre-Columbian, Olmec regions, Las Bocas. Ca. 1150 - 550 BCE. Standing nude female, save for her turban, with wide hips and slight pudginess. Buff color solid pottery with areas of yellow ochre and
0010: Las Bocas Standing Female Figure Wearing TurbanEst.
$800
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$1,200
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$514.00
Olmec Miniature Seated Figure: Olmec regions. Ca. 1000 - 600 BCE. Reddish-brown solid pottery miniature seated figure, depicted with legs crossed, and right hand held to his left shoulder. Very nicely sculptured facial features.
0011: Olmec Miniature Seated FigureEst.
$800
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$1,200
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$455.00
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Olmec Green Stone Celt: Olmec regions. Ca. 1000 - 600 BCE. Finely polished green stone celt, having a tapered edge blade, and an opposing rounded and pecked butt. A very nice plump form, quite elegant. Intact, exc. cond. A
0012: Olmec Green Stone CeltEst.
$600
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$900
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Olmecoid Hardstone Grinding Pestle - Intact!: Olmec regions. Ca. 1000 - 400 BCE. Carved tan-olive hardstone grinding pestle having semi-rounded opposing sides and rounded grinding ends. Excellent ancient surface patina. Intact, exc. cond. A very
0013: Olmecoid Hardstone Grinding Pestle - Intact!Est.
$400
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$600
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Olmec Decorated Bowls - Jaguar Eye + Geometrics: Las Bocas, Olmec regions. Ca. 1000 - 600 BCE. Two different decorated small bowls, including a chocolate ware pottery bowl having a carved decorative element depicting a highly abstract jaguar eye
0014: Olmec Decorated Bowls - Jaguar Eye + GeometricsEst.
$800
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$1,200
Olmec Pottery Bowl Incised Decoration: Olmec regions. Ca. 400 BCE - 250 CE. Mottled brown and black pottery bowl, having a lip rim and flat bottom. Simple incised decoration on both sides. Scattered surface and mineral deposits. A large
0015: Olmec Pottery Bowl Incised DecorationEst.
$300
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$450
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$192.75
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Olmec Blue-Green Jade Celt, Rounded Blade: Olmec regions. Ca. 1000 - 600 BCE. Fine carved deep blue-green jade celt having a plump rounded, tapered body, single edge rounded blade and opposing tapered butt end. Very minor blade edge
0016: Olmec Blue-Green Jade Celt, Rounded BladeEst.
$500
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$750
Tlatilco Standing "Pretty Lady" Female Figure: Tlatilco. Pre-classic Period, ca. 1200 - 500 BCE. Natural buff color solid pottery standing female “pretty lady” figure, having a long, fancy hairdo and wide rounded hips. Some remaining red
0017: Tlatilco Standing "Pretty Lady" Female FigureEst.
$800
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$1,200
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$514.00
Tlatilco Pottery Standing Female Figure: Tlatilco. Ca. 1150 - 550 BCE. Solid pottery standing female figure, having a cream slip ground with traces of orange-pink painted highlights and striped decoration. Depicted with a large stippled
0018: Tlatilco Pottery Standing Female FigureEst.
$400
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$600
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$257.00
Tlatilco / Olmecoid Female Figure: Tlatilco. Ca. 1150 - 550 BCE. Solid pottery standing female figure holding her short arms away from her sides, having splayed legs. Cream slip ground with a few remaining traces of painted red
0019: Tlatilco / Olmecoid Female FigureEst.
$300
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$450
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$192.75
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Tlatilco Standing Female Figure - Wrapped Hairdo: Tlatilco. Ca. 1150 - 550 BCE. Buff-brown solid pottery standing female figure, depicted bare breasted and wearing a short skirt. Wrapped hairdo with incised detailed bangs. Some traces of red pigment
0021: Tlatilco Standing Female Figure - Wrapped HairdoEst.
$400
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$600
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Pre-Classic Tlatilco Standing Female Figure: Tlatilco. Ca. 1000 - 500 BCE. Buff color solid pottery standing female figure having plump rounded legs, bent at the knees, and short pointed arms. Wearing a high updo with a right hair tuft and
0022: Pre-Classic Tlatilco Standing Female FigureEst.
$800
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$1,200
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Museum-Exhibited Tlatilco Pretty Lady, Type K: Tlatilco. Ca. 1150 - 550 BCE. Buff color, solid pottery standing figure with large eyes and holding both hands to stomach. Some remaining red, white and ocher pigment highlights. Restored left ear
0023: Museum-Exhibited Tlatilco Pretty Lady, Type KEst.
$500
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$750
Tlatilco Pretty Lady Figure, Type D-1: Tlatilco. Ca. 1100 - 550 BCE. Fine, small nude female figure showing pregnancy and heavy legs. Her long hair hangs down in finely stranded rivulets hiding her naked breasts. Each tress is demurely
0024: Tlatilco Pretty Lady Figure, Type D-1Est.
$500
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$750
Buy Now for
$260.00