Treasure Hunt all over the World

Ye Tian took out six one-hundred-euro bills from his wallet, reached out and handed them to the stall owner with a disturbed expression, and got the dilapidated marble statue as he wished.

Next, he asked an employee of the company to buy a metal trolley case from a booth next to it, and planned to wrap the remnant of the marble statue in the case and take it away.

At this moment, a curious voice suddenly sounded from the crowd, and it sounded somewhat familiar.

"Steven, can you explain to everyone this fragment of the marble statue? Is there any secret hidden behind it? Why did you spend money to buy it? I believe everyone wants to know the answers to these questions!"

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately put down the remnant of the statue in his hand, and turned his head to look at the place where the sound came from.

The next moment, he saw a familiar face. The speaker was a Greek woman in her 40s and 50s and an archaeologist. He had seen it at the National Archaeological Museum of Greece yesterday.

Seeing the other party, Ye Tian immediately nodded with a chuckle and said:

"Good afternoon, Professor Ophelia, I didn't expect you to be here too. Since you want to know more about the remnant of this marble statue, please come and have a look, maybe you can find something."

As he said that, he made a gesture of please, asking the other party to come over.

Professor Ophelia was not polite either, she nodded slightly, and then came out of the crowd and came to the booth.

Standing still in front of the booth, she greeted Ye Tian first, then squatted down and began to examine the remnant of the marble statue, looking very seriously.

At the same time, many onlookers at the scene all looked at Professor Ophelia and the remnant of the marble statue, everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.

Although everyone couldn't see anything, they instinctively felt that this dilapidated marble statue was by no means simple, otherwise Steven wouldn't have taken it down so neatly.

After looking carefully for a while, Ophelia said just now:

"Steven, this should be a remnant of a classical sculpture, and it is quite old, at least more than a thousand years old. Unfortunately, the state of preservation is too poor, and there is only this section, so I can't make a judgment.

I don't know what you think of this statue remnant? You have always been known for your sharp eyesight, and you must have seen more, otherwise you would not have taken down this fragment of the statue. I would like to hear your appraisal conclusion! "

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Ophelia raised her head and looked at Ye Tian, ​​her eyes were full of thoughtfulness.

Ye Tian smiled softly, and then said leisurely:

"Okay, then I will talk about my identification conclusion. Let's first look at the texture of this statue fragment. If I read it correctly, it should be the very famous and very rare Paros marble.

This kind of marble produced on the island of Palos is translucent and fine in texture. It is the highest quality marble in Greece. In ancient times, the translucent Paros marble was regarded as one of the most exquisite things.

The remnant of this marble statue, because it is too old, the surface has been somewhat weathered, and there are many stains attached to it, and there are many damages, which cover up its own luster and other characteristics.

Leaving aside the origin of this statue fragment, just such a large piece of Paros marble is worth more than six hundred euros. This kind of precious carving stone is what every sculptor dreams of owning.”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of exclamation at the scene, from the surrounding crowd.

"Wow! It's Paros marble, that's really precious"

"What kind of eyes does this guy Steven have? Even the origin of the marble used to shape the statue can be seen, which is too exaggerated!"

After all, this is an antique market with a long history, and there are still many professionals around, who know the preciousness of Paros marble.

Looking at the stall owner who sold the remnant of the statue, his face had turned pale and his eyes were full of remorse.

As for Ophelia, she looked down at the remnant of the statue again, and stroked it gently with her hands.

In the blink of an eye, she also came to a conclusion.

"Yes, this is indeed the famous Paros marble, the most ideal stone for sculpture. Although the surface of this statue remnant is somewhat weathered and loses its luster, the texture is still very delicate, and it feels like a baby's skin!"

When she said these words, Ophelia's tone was slightly bitter, and her eyes were full of envy.

Following Ophelia's words, the scene suddenly became more lively.

Especially those professionals and antique dealers looked at the remnant of the statue with bright eyes, wishing they could just keep it in their pockets and keep it for themselves.

Ye Tian quickly scanned the scene, then continued with a smile:

"Because Paros marble is extremely precious and rare, the sculptors who could afford and qualified to use this kind of marble in ancient times were all famous art masters, without exception.

Almost every piece of sculptures carved from Paros marble by these art masters is priceless. The most famous sculpture is "Venus de Milo".

The treasure of the Louvre Museum is carved out of Paros marble, and most of the other famous and priceless ancient Greek sculptures are also carved out of Paros marble.

You are now at the foot of the Acropolis, and you must be very familiar with the Parthenon on the top of the mountain. The marble stone used in the Parthenon is slightly rough Pantelico marble.

However, you may not know that the statue of Athena, once enshrined in the Parthenon, except for the wooden and ivory parts, is all carved out of Paris marble."

Not surprisingly, the scene immediately boiled, and exclamations rang out.

"Wow! According to Steven, is it possible that this marble statue remnant was made by a top art master and is part of a famous sculpture?"

"This possibility is very high. Steven is right. Ordinary sculptors can't afford Paris marble, and they don't have the qualifications. Only top art masters can afford it."

Amidst the exclamation, Ye Tian raised his hands and pressed down gently, motioning for everyone to be quiet.

Following his gesture, the scene quickly fell silent, and everyone was watching, their eyes burning.

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"After talking about the texture of this statue remnant, let's talk about its artistic style. From the plump and elegant lines on this arm, it can be seen that this is a remnant of a classical statue, and there must be no controversy.

If you do some research on ancient Greek sculpture art and sculpture art in the Hellenistic period, you can further infer that the artistic style of this sculpture fragment is closer to ancient Greek sculpture works.

In this way, we can be sure that the history of this sculpture remnant is at least two thousand years old, and in my judgment, the history of this sculpture remnant should be between 2,500 and 2,400 years .

That era was the most powerful era in ancient Greece, and it was also the era of the three ancient Greek sculptors Phidias, Myron and Polykritos. It was the most splendid era in the history of Greek sculpture.

Having said that, let's look back at the smooth lines of this marble statue remnant, especially the slightly inwardly turned shape of the wrist, does it look like the goddess Athena holding a spear and looking from a distance.

Everyone must be very familiar with the statue of the goddess Athena displayed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. The marble statue from the Roman period is a work of imitating the god of classical sculpture, Phidias.

Comparing the two, you may find some similarities! It's a pity that the rest of the statue is broken from the wrist, and the left hand on it has disappeared, otherwise everyone can see it more clearly."

Speaking of this, Ye Tian suddenly stopped talking, and then looked at the crowd with a smile on his face.

At this time, the scene was dead silent, except for the sound of heavy and rapid breathing, there was no other sound.

Everyone was completely dumbfounded. They all stared at Ye Tian and the remnant of the marble statue in stupefaction. Everyone's eyes were so hot that they were about to burn!

"Did I hear correctly? Is this marble statue fragment from Phidias, the god of classical sculpture? From his statue of the goddess Athena?"

Ophelia said in a distraught state, she was almost crazy, her eyes were fixed on the remnant of the statue that was close at hand.

Following her words, many onlookers at the scene were all awakened.

In the next moment, the scene was blown up, and people's crazy exclamations were like magma spewing from a crater, erupting unstoppably.

"The work of Phidias, the god of classical sculpture, am I not dreaming? How is this possible?"

"My God! Is it really a remnant of Phidias' statue of the goddess Athena? If it is true, it is definitely a great discovery that shocked the world!"

Just as people were screaming wildly with their heads in their hands, Ye Tian had picked up the remnant of the statue and put it into the metal trolley case that his staff had just bought.

Seeing his action, all the Greeks at the scene counted one by one. They were all so distressed that they almost died. Everyone's heart was bleeding crazily!