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![Aquamarine 9.85Ct Natural Blue Aquamarine Smooth Cabochon (OT6626): Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180436928_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![Aquamarine 5.55Ct Natural Blue Aquamarine Smooth Cabochon (OT6662): Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180436868_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![Aquamarine 7.28Ct Natural Blue Aquamarine Smooth Cabochon (OT6661): Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180437028_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![13.25Ct Natural Heated Pinkish Ruby in Lot OT6913: Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180437027_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![13.57Ct Natural Heated Pinkish Ruby in Lot OT6911: Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180436941_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![Aquamarine 9.09Ct Natural Blue Aquamarine Smooth Cabochon (OT6663): Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180436908_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![26.39Ct Natural Heated Pinkish Ruby in Lot OT6618: Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180436819_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![Aquamarine 7.96Ct Natural Blue Aquamarine Smooth Cabochon Gems (OT6625): Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180436806_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![13.32Ct Natural Heated Pinkish Ruby in Lot OT6617: Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180436774_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![37.5Ct Natural Heated Pinkish Ruby in Lot OT6912: Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180437000_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
![36.54Ct Natural Heated Pinkish Ruby in Lot OT6910: Ksmith Jewels Global Welcome to our auction house, today auction brought to you by Ksmith Jewels Global based in Penang, Malaysia specialize in all kinds of opal and color gemstone both in manufacturi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8690/333752/180436841_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719031217)
News about West African Loose Stones & Beads
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Artifacts looted during colonial period returned to Sri Lanka and Indonesia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Two Dutch museums have handed over hundreds of cultural artifacts back to Indonesia and Sri Lanka – from a richly decorated cannon to precious metals and jewelry – that were taken, often by force, in the colonial era. The government announced the planned restitution of 478 “cultural objects” on July […]
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At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – When the International African American Museum opened to the public June 27 in South Carolina, it became a new site of homecoming and pilgrimage for descendants of enslaved Africans whose arrival in the Western Hemisphere began on the docks of the lowcountry coast.
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Black women’s art collective celebrated at Concept Art Gallery sale, Dec. 10
PITTSBURGH – Concept Art Gallery will present a sale titled Women of Visions Benefit Auction on Saturday, December 10, beginning at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
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Yale hosts 50-year retrospective of Nigerian sculptor
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University Art Gallery has unveiled an exhibition of sculpture by the Nigerian artist Moshood Olusomo Bamigboye (circa 1885–1975), reuniting masterworks housed in collections in the United States, Europe and Nigeria. Bamigboye: A Master Sculptor of the Yoruba Tradition, on view through January 8, 2023, presents a comprehensive examination of […]