Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2092: Small appreciation party
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The door to the banquet hall was closed, and several armed security personnel were guarding the door. No one was allowed to enter the banquet hall without permission.
The banquet hall, which was originally very busy, immediately fell silent the moment Ye Tian walked onto the stage.
Everyone in the banquet hall was looking at Ye Tian and the metal trolley box placed on the solid wood dining table in the center of the stage. Everyone’s eyes were full of anticipation and excitement.
After standing on the stage, Ye Tian quickly scanned the audience, then picked up the microphone on the auction table, came to the center of the stage, and said loudly with a smile:
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I’m Steven. You all know me, so I won’t introduce you to you. I’m glad to see you all here, and you are very welcome to come and participate in this small appreciation. “Will”
“Pa bang bang”
There was a round of applause in the banquet hall, short but warm.
At the same time, the picture here also appeared on the Internet.
Many antique art appraisal experts, historians and archaeologists, senior figures from major museums, and many top collectors from all over the world are watching the live broadcast simultaneously and participating in this appreciation event remotely.
Those who are eligible to participate in this appreciation meeting and watch the live broadcast are limited to professionals in the industry, and they must have a certain degree of weight.
Even if other people knew that the appreciation meeting was being broadcast online, they were unable to watch the live broadcast at all because they did not have invitation codes and passes.
Of course, it is not ruled out that professionals will spread the video content and use their mobile phones to live broadcast the computer screen, presenting the live broadcast in front of everyone.
The applause fell, and Ye Tian’s clear voice came out again.
“The reason why we are holding this small appreciation party today and inviting everyone to come to Coco Mart Hotel in person is very clear to everyone. Next, let’s get straight to the topic.
Just at noon today, I saw a fragment of a marble statue at an antique stall in the Athens flea market. I thought it was interesting and bought it.
This statue fragment is the left forearm of a female sculpture. It is broken at the elbow and has no left hand. Its surface is slightly weathered, scarred and riddled with pits.
In addition, there are several long or short cracks on this statue fragment, which is covered with stains and has long lost its original luster. However, these cannot cover up its beauty.
There are no decorations on this statue fragment, just a piece of bare left forearm. However, its shape is round and plump, with graceful lines, which is quite reminiscent of the idealism of ancient Greek sculpture.
And the marble texture is very good. It is the very famous and rare Paros marble. The translucent Paros marble is regarded as one of the most exquisite things in ancient times.
Most of the people who come here are professionals, and they must all know that in ancient Greece, only statues enshrined in temples were eligible to use Paris marble.
For example, the statue of the goddess Athena once enshrined in the Parthenon, except for the wooden and ivory parts, the rest was carved from Paris marble.”
After hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn’t help but nodded slightly, and they had no different opinions.
Everyone became more excited and their eyes brightened, but no one interrupted Ye Tian’s performance.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
“In addition to the above characteristics, I carefully observed the few lines, or rather the carvings left by the sculptor, on the remaining statue to make a judgment.
I can say with absolute certainty that this classical sculpture was created between 2,500 and 2,400 years ago, that is, between 500 and 400 BC.
There is no doubt about this and there is absolutely no way it can be wrong. I will do another carbon 14 test later to determine the exact age of this sculpture and to support the age inference I gave.
Between 500 BC and 400 BC, it was the most powerful era after ancient Greece defeated the invasion of the Persian Empire. During that era, many great people appeared in ancient Greece.
In the field of sculpture art, it was also the greatest era in the history of ancient Greek sculpture. Three famous classical sculpture masters appeared, Phidias, Mylon and Polycritus.
Considering the preciousness of Paros marble, only the top master sculptors are qualified to use it. Combined with the superb skills shown in the remains of the statue, I came to another inference.
The body of this statue fragment is probably a statue of a **** made by a top sculptor in ancient Greece and enshrined in a temple. It is of great significance.
Starting from this point, combined with the beautiful lines of this statue fragment, I unconsciously compared it with Phidias’s representative work, the statue of the goddess Athena.
Not to mention, I did find some similarities between the two, but I did not dare to conclude that this is the remains of the work of Phidias, the **** of classical sculpture.
When I made these judgments, Professor Ophelia, an archaeologist from the National Archaeological Museum of Athens at the Athens flea market, also thought of Phidias.”
Having said this, Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured to Professor Ophelia who was standing in the audience.
Following his actions, everyone at the scene looked at Professor Ophelia, and everyone’s eyes were extremely hot.
What else could Professor Ophelia do? She could only nodded slightly and agreed with Ye Tian’s words.
But in her heart, she was complaining like crazy.
As for the target of complaints, who else could it be besides Ye Tian?
“Stephen, it wasn’t for you, the bastard, to guide you step by step, that I revealed the name of Phidias, thinking that this fragment of the statue might be the work of Phidias, the **** of classical sculpture”
Of course, Professor Ophelia did not say these words.
Soon, everyone turned back and looked at Ye Tian again.
Ye Tian, standing in the center of the stage, continued his performance.
“Everyone knows what happened next. As soon as the name Pheidias appeared, it caused a sensation in the Athens flea market, and the influence spread quickly.
Within a few minutes, the news spread throughout Athens, the whole of Greece, and even the world. My cell phone started ringing one after another, and it was almost exploding with you guys! ”
As he spoke, Ye Tian pointed at the people in the audience and then at the camera lens.
“Hahaha”
There was a burst of laughter and everyone laughed.
The same goes for countless live broadcasters. Those guys who know Ye Tian and just called him today also have smiles on their faces.
When the laughter subsided, Ye Tian’s clear voice immediately came out again.
“There are so many people who call me. They are all friends, and many of them are my sponsors. I have to answer no one’s call. That would be too rude, but I am very busy, so there really isn’t much.
In order to solve the problem once and for all, and also to listen to the appraisal opinions of other experts and scholars, my appraisal opinion is only a family opinion after all, and it is not very certain, so I held this appreciation meeting.
In this appreciation meeting, everyone can carefully appreciate and identify the fragments of this marble statue, and discuss it openly and honestly to see if they can form a unified opinion and give a clear identification conclusion.
Next, I will display the fragment of this marble statue and present it in front of everyone and on the live broadcast screen so that everyone can see it clearly and every friend can participate in the appraisal.”
After finishing speaking, Ye Tian turned around and walked to the solid wood dining table, put down the microphone in his hand, and prepared to open the black metal trolley case.
Seeing his action, both the professionals at the scene and watching the live broadcast became nervous, staring closely at Ye Tian’s every move and the metal trolley case.
Especially those guys in the banquet hall, all took a step forward, trying to close the distance and see more clearly. Fortunately, they were still restrained and did not rush to the stage.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had opened the trolley case, took out the fragment of the marble statue contained in the case, and placed it on the table.
The next moment, waves of surprised exclamations sounded simultaneously in the banquet hall and on countless live broadcasts.
“Wow! This statue fragment is really broken and is about to fall apart. How can we identify it?”
“Yes! Both the upper and lower ends are missing, and the sculptor left too few traces. It is too difficult to identify! More importantly, no one has ever seen the sculpture of Phidias, the **** of classical sculpture. Work! ”
Listening to the exclamations and comments from the audience, Ye Tian unconsciously laughed softly.
If it is so easy to appraise, how can I be willing to show it out and let you guys appreciate and appraise it? Isn’t that asking for trouble!
After placing the statue fragment on the table for a moment and asking his company employees to take pictures from various angles, Ye Tiancai allowed many professionals on site to take turns to come forward to appreciate and identify it.
The first people to take to the stage were Pandemalis, the director of the Acropolis Museum, and several appraisal experts from the Acropolis Museum. They are all authorities on the sculpture art of Phidias.
These experts and scholars came up to the stage, picked up the identification tools on the table, and then gathered around the dining table to admire and identify the remains of the statue, their eyes almost glued to it.
Soon, more than half an hour passed.
The appraisal activities for the remains of the statue are still going on, and the banquet hall is full of whispers and even quarrels, making it very lively.
Those who have completed the appraisal, or are in the process of appraisal, discuss the origin of this statue fragment from their own perspectives and analyze its artistic value.
The focus of discussion and debate is naturally who made this fragment of the statue and whether it is the masterpiece of Phidias, the **** of classical sculpture.
As for the artistic style and creation time of this marble statue fragment, everyone does not have much controversy. They basically agree with Ye Tian’s conclusion that this is a classical sculpture created in the ancient Greek period.
As for the texture of this statue fragment, there is no doubt that it is indeed precious and rare Paros marble.
As the owner of this fragment of the statue, Ye Tian naturally joined the discussion and whispered with a few old friends.
At this moment, the Greek Minister of Culture suddenly walked over with Maria, called Ye Tian aside, and then whispered seriously:
“Mr. Steven, I have a merciless request. I hope you can leave this fragment of the statue in Athens. Do you agree?”
Hearing this, Ye Tian’s eyes immediately flashed with disdain.
As expected! This is the Greek way!