Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Steatite Carved Amulet, Neo-Babylonian Period, c. 626-539 BCE$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of Ancient Greco-Bactrian Carnelian Beads, c. 3rd-2nd Century BCE$75
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of Ancient Greco-Bactrian Carnelian Beads, c. 3rd-2nd Century BCE$75
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseGroup of Ancient Multicolored Glass Beads, c. 1st Millennium BCE to 1st Millennium CE$75
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Pumtek Palm Wood Bead with Striped Pattern, ca. 1000-1200 CE$75
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseGroup of Ancient Hellenistic Monochrome Glass Beads, c. 323-31 BCE$75
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAntique Central Asian Himalayan Agate Locket Amulet, 18th-19th Century AD$75
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Sassanian Empire Agate Drop Pendant Bead, c. 224-651 CE$75
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient 'Evil Eye' Glass Bead, Byzantine Period, c. 330-1453 CE$75
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Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Late Pyu State Agate Frog Amulet, Myanmar, 8th-9th Century CE$75
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Coptic Carnelian Harpokrates Amulet, c. 4th-7th Century CE$75
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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 […]