Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Calcite Cylinder Seal with Dot Motif, ca. 3rd-2nd Millennium BCEUS$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Chlorite Schist Recumbent Lion Figurine, Early Dynastic Period, c. 2900-2350US$150
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Chlorite Schist Recumbent Lion Figurine, Early Dynastic Period, c. 2900-2350US$150
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Limestone Bead, Late Chalcolithic Period, c. 4500-3300 BCEUS$30
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Eagle Carving, Middle Bronze Age, c. 2100-1550 BCEUS$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA South Asian Bronze Head of a Girl Idol, ca. 1st Millennium BCEUS$60
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Bronze Age Spearhead, Possible Luristan or Hellenistic Origin, Circa 1000-500 BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Greco-Bactrian Banded Agate Bead, c. 3rd to 2nd Century BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Steatite Bird Plaque, Akkadian Empire, c. 2334-2154 BCE.US$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Steatite Feline Carving, Iron Age, c. 1200-539 BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Carved Rock Crystal Animal Bead, Circa 1st Millennium BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Carved Rock Crystal Animal Bead, Circa 1st Millennium BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Carved Rock Crystal Animal Bead, Circa 1st Millennium BCEUS$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 […]