Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Southeast Asian Terracotta Buddha in Ornate Casing, Pre-15th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Oriental Chinese Ming Dynasty Eye Agate Bead, ca. 1368-1644US$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Bronze Crescent Amulet, Seljuk Era, 10th-11th CEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Sulaimani Agate Bead, Islamic Golden Age, 8th-14th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Vulture-Eagle Figurine, Circa 3rd Millennium BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Islamic Abbasid or Seljuk Empires Lapis Lazuli Bead, c. 8th-14th Century CEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Long Antique Pumtek Palm Wood Bead, Burma, c. 15th-18th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HousePair of Antique Himalayan Mosaic Glass Beads, 16th-18th CenturyUS$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Near Eastern Lapis Lazuli Animal Amulet, Circa 1st Millennium BCEUS$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Tibetan Antique Lukmik Goat Eye Bead, c. 17th-19th Century CEUS$120
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAntique Zoomorphic Elephant Bead Amulet, Himalayan Middle Age.US$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Gandharan Miniature Terracotta Bowl, c. 1st-3rd Century CEUS$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Pyu-Style Striped Agate Bead, circa 18th-19th Century CEUS$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Greco-Bactrian Marble Predator and Prey Sculpture, 3rd-2nd Century BCEUS$100
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAntique Islamic Jasper Ring, Possibly Ottoman Empire, c. 18th-19th Century CEUS$120
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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 […]