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 HouseAn Antique Islamic Glass Bead with Mosaic Patterns, Circa 8th-10th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Faceted Carnelian Bead, Idar-Oberstein, 17th-19th Century CE$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Pair of Antique Ornamental Bronze Earrings, Late 19th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Southeast Asian Bronze Votive Figure of Ganesha, Post-Angkor Period, Circa 16th Century$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HousePair of Himalayan Tibetan Vintage Pressed Amber Prayer Beads, c. 19th Century CE$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HousePair of Antique Himalayan Mosaic Glass Beads, 16th-18th Century$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HousePair of Antique Himalayan Mosaic Glass Beads, 16th-18th Century$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Bronze Nail with Rosette Pattern, ca. 1st Millennium BCE$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Contemporary Chinese Jade Bi-Disc with Auspicious Carvings, 21st Century$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Persian Banded Agate Bead, circa Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BCE)$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Fragment Head, 618-907 AD$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Chlorite Steatite Animal Figurine, 3rd Millennium BCE$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Group of Antique Tibetan Etched Carnelian Agate Dzi Beads, c. 1st-10th Century CE$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseCollection of 3 Himalayan Votive Idol Plaques, Ayutthaya Period, c. 14th-18th Century CE$150
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Byzantine-Islamic Patinated Glass Chess Piece, c. 7th-10th Century CE$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Southeast Asian Encased Terracotta Buddha, Pre-15th Century$80
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Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseCollection of Antique Himalayan Mosaic Glass Beads, 16th-18th 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 […]