2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Coptic Egyptian Carnelian Amulet, ca. 3rd-4th Century CESee Sold Price
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Bactria-Margiana Steatite and Limestone Idol, c. 2300-1700 BCE$5(1 bid)
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Luristan Bronze Bull Figurine, ca. 1200-800 BCE$5(1 bid)
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Bactria-Margiana Steatite and Limestone Idol, c. 2300-1700 BCE$5(1 bid)
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Feline Figurine, c. 2000-1600 BCESee Sold Price
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Calcite Cylinder Seal, ca. 8th-6th Century BCESee Sold Price
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Bactria Margiana Steatite Idol Hat Carving, c. 2300-1700 BCE$5(1 bid)
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Idol Carving, Early Bronze Age, c. 3300-2100 BCE$5(1 bid)
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Anatolian Steatite Bead Carving, Middle Bronze Age, c. 2100-1550 BCE$5
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Near Eastern Chalcedony Sphinx Amulet, ca. 1000-800 BCE$5(1 bid)
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Bifacial Steatite Amulet, Neo-Babylonian Period, c. 626-539 BCE$5(1 bid)
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Feline Carving, Middle Bronze Age, c. 2100-1550 BCE$5(1 bid)
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Jasper Zoomorphic Amulet, Middle Assyrian Period, c. 1392-934 BCE$5
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Steatite Feline Figurine, Near Eastern, c. 2000-1600 BCE$5
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Steatite Zoomorphic Plaque Amulet, Neo-Assyrian Period, c. 911-609 BCESee Sold Price
Live NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Amulet, Neo-Sumerian Period (Ur III), c. 2112-2004 BCE$5
2024Thousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Nishapur Carved Bone Zoomorphic Head, c. 10th-11th Century CESee Sold Price
Hold a rainbow in your hand: all-opal auction set for Feb. 28NEW YORK – On Tuesday, February 28, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present a sale titled Exclusive All Opal Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Massive opal sells for nearly $144K at Alaska auctionJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A gemstone, billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, was sold for $143,750 at auction in Alaska on February 20. The opal, dubbed the Americus Australis, weighs more than 11,800 carats, according to the auction house Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals. It also has a long history.
Australian museum to display opal regarded as best ever foundSYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian museum said Monday it would exhibit what it believes is the best opal stone ever found — a 6.0-centimeter (2.4 inch) multicolored gem unearthed in the Outback and named the ‘Virgin Rainbow.’
Episcopal Diocese wants slave trade museum in old cathedralPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island wants to open a slave trade museum and a national center for reconciliation in its now-closed cathedral in Providence. The Providence Journal reports that diocese officials approved the plans for the Cathedral of St. John last month. Diocese official Linda Grenz says Rhode Island’s role […]