Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Collection of Bohemian Antique Glass Beads, Circa 18th-19th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Sulaimani Agate Bead, Islamic Golden Age, 8th-14th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Sassanian Empire Agate Drop Pendant Bead, c. 224-651 CE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Southeast Asian Bronze Seated Buddha, Pre-15th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Islamic Swirled Glass Bead, Circa 9th-11th Century CE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Southeast Asian Reclining Buddha Terracotta, Pre-15th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Islamic Era Chevron Glass Bead, Circa 9th-11th Century CE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Carved Stone Ram Amulet, Circa 3rd-2nd Millennium BCE$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Tibetan "Luk Mik Goat Eye" Dzi Bead, Qing Dynasty c. 1644-1912$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Steatite Zoomorphic Plaque Amulet, Neo-Assyrian Period, c. 911-609 BCE$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Wood Carving Amulet, Circa 1st Millennium BCE$40
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Middle Ages European Bronze Ritual Stopper, c. 5th-15th Century CE$40
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Sassanian Empire Agate Drop Pendant Bead, c. 224-651 CE$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 […]