Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of 11 Iron Age Agate Beads from Near East, c. 1200-539 BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Chinese Warring States Glass Bead, c. 475-221 BCEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Collection of Bohemian Antique Glass Beads, Circa 18th-19th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Antique Sulaimani Agate Bead, Islamic Golden Age, 8th-14th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAncient Parthian Period Lapis Lazuli Zoomorphic Bead, c. 247 BCE - 224 CEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of 4 Antique Middle Ages European Glass Beads, c. 5th-15th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Sassanian Empire Agate Drop Pendant Bead, c. 224-651 CEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Southeast Asian Bronze Seated Buddha, Pre-15th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Islamic Swirled Glass Bead, Circa 9th-11th Century CEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Southeast Asian Reclining Buddha Terracotta, Pre-15th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Islamic Era Chevron Glass Bead, Circa 9th-11th Century CEUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseLot of 6 Antique Idar-Oberstein Striped Agate and Glass Beads, c. 17th-19th CenturyUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseA Medieval Silk Road Tibetan Etched Agate Bead, ca. 600-1500 ADUS$80
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HousePair of Himalayan Tibetan Vintage Pressed Amber Prayer Beads, c. 19th Century CEUS$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseCollection of Tibetan Dzi Beads in Agate and Carnelian, c. 12th - 17th CenturyUS$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Mesopotamian Jasper Amulet, c. 3rd Millennium BCEUS$90
Buy NowThousand Planet Auction HousePair of Antique Himalayan Mosaic Glass Beads, 16th-18th CenturyUS$90
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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 […]