Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Silver Ring with Cross Motif, Circa 10th-11th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Southeast Asian Bronze Votive Figure, Circa 14th-15th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Carnelian Agate Amulet, Middle East, 2nd Millennium BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Lapis Lazuli Feline Figurine, Late Bronze Age, c. 1000-800 BCEUS$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Roman Rock Crystal Amulet, Circa 1st-3rd Century ADUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Carved Rock Crystal Animal Bead, Circa 1st Millennium BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Sulaimani Agate Bead, Islamic Golden Age, 8th-14th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Steatite Feline Figurine, Neo-Sumerian Period (Ur III), c. 2112-2004 BCEUS$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Carved Wooden Trinket Box with Lion and Deer Motif, 19th CenturyUS$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Red Jasper Stamp Seal of the Ancient Sasanian Empire, ca. 3rd-7th Century CEUS$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Parthian Period Lapis Lazuli Zoomorphic Bead, c. 247 BCE - 224 CEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Carving, Middle Assyrian Period, c. 1392-934 BCEUS$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseCollection of Varied Ancient Stone and Ceramic Beads, c. 800 BCE to 400 CEUS$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Mesopotamian Steatite Cylinder Seal, c. 2100-1900 BCEUS$120
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Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Bronze Amulet with Human Face, ca. 1st Millennium BCEUS$60
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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 […]