A historic collection of small carved animals created by Fabergé made a clean sweep at U.K. auction house Elmwood’s this week. The menagerie of early 20th-century hardstone sculptures fetched a ...

It’s the tomb that keeps on giving. More than two years since its discovery, a treasure-filled Greek tomb has offered up perhaps its most significant find to date: a Minoan stone carving so ...

5.25"H x 4.25"L x 2" d3"W x 1.25"H d6.5"H x 6"L x 3.25" d2.75"W x 2"H d4"6" ...

The intangible cultural heritages of Liaoning province were put on display at an exhibition held at Mukden Palace in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on June 9, marking this year's ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The 2017 reveal of a tiny but spectacular carved stone, just 1.3 inches wide, upended our understanding of Greek ...

Harold Van Pelt is known worldwide for taking illuminating photographs of gems and minerals. However, he’s not as well known for the delicate carvings he makes out of the precious rock. It’s a hobby ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ornamental hard stones such as malachite, turquoise and lapis lazuli have been part of the jewellery vocabulary ...