Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Soviet Bronze Medallion Commemorating the Great Patriotic War, 1945-1965$30
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Greco-Bactrian Striped Agate Bead, c. 3rd to 2nd Century BCE$40
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Parthian-Roman Banded Agate Bead, Circa 1st-3rd Century AD$40
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Greco-Bactrian Striped Agate Bead, c. 3rd to 2nd Century BCE$40
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Amulet, Neo-Sumerian Period (Ur III), c. 2112-2004 BCE$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Byzantine-Islamic Patinated Glass Chess Piece, c. 7th-10th Century CE$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Group of Three Earth-Toned Natufian Shell Beads, Eynan, Israel, c. 12,500-9,500 BCE$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Near Eastern Stone Amulet with Carved Dot Circle Eye Motif$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of 11 Iron Age Agate Beads from Near East, c. 1200-539 BCE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of 4 Antique Middle Ages European Glass Beads, c. 5th-15th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Persian Bow-Shaped Carnelian Agate Bead, Possibly 2nd Millennium BCE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Feline Carving, Iron Age, c. 1200-539 BCE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Southeast Asian Carnelian Agate Amulet, 1st Millennium BCE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of 6 Antique Idar-Oberstein Striped Agate and Glass Beads, c. 17th-19th Century$80
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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 […]