Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Classical Terracotta Female Head Fragment, Circa 3rd-1st Century BCE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Islamic Bronze Spoon with Intricate Patterns, c. 10th-12th Century CE$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Terracotta Votive with Buddhist Iconography, Circa 8th-10th Century$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Southeast Asian Bronze Ganesha Figurine, Circa 15th Century$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Byzantine-Islamic Bronze Oil Filler, c. 7th-10th Century CE$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseCollection of Antique Carnelian Tube Beads, 17th-19th Century$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Islamic Jasper Amulet, Abbasid Empire, c. 8th-10th Century CE$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Coptic Egyptian Chalcedony Carved Zoomorphic Amulet, c. 3rd-6th Century CE$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Mughal Empire Carved Amethyst Bead, c. 16th-18th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Seljuk Era Silver Floral Engraved Bead, 11th-12th Century AD$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Limestone Bead, Late Chalcolithic Period, c. 4500-3300 BCE$30
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Byzantine-Islamic Patinated Glass Chess Piece, c. 7th-10th Century CE$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Byzantine-Islamic Patinated Glass Chess Piece, c. 7th-10th Century CE$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Islamic Abbasid or Seljuk Empires Lapis Lazuli Bead, c. 8th-14th Century CE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Phoenician Glass Bead with Circular Motifs, Circa 400-200 BCE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Sassanian Empire Agate Drop Pendant Bead, c. 224-651 CE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Faceted White Quartz Bead, Georgian Era, Late 18th to Early 19th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Coptic Carnelian Stamped Amulet, c. 4th-7th Century CE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Carnelian Agate Amulet, Middle East, 2nd Millennium BCE$80
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 […]