Chapter 1818: Afterimage of head
Bowie didn't come to Cyprus, so when visiting the antique shops and galleries in Larnaca, Ye Tian let go of a lot of small omissions of average value, and only picked antique artworks worth more than one million US dollars.
Of course, those small leaks worth more than 100,000 U.S. dollars and less than 1 million U.S. dollars have also been kept in his heart. When Bowie flies to Europe again, he can take care of the goods.
Although there were a few security personnel in disguise, pretending to be tourists and mixed in the crowd, Ye Tian did not let them take action instead of Bowie to secretly sweep antique art.
If you do that, it will very likely leave a flaw, and then you will be touched by someone with a heart, think of Bowie's head, and expose his identity.
Once Bowie's identity is exposed, his hidden son will be useless, and he can only be transferred to the company's management in the future, and never want to be a big hit in the antique art market.
While talking, it's lunch time.
Ye Tian and the others did not return to the hotel. Instead, they found a restaurant on the streets of Larnaca and enjoyed a local-style lunch. The taste was good and everyone liked it.
During this period, Cole took a few armed security personnel and escorted the antique artworks that Ye Tian swept back to the hotel, stored the treasures in the hotel room, and put them under close supervision.
After Cole and the others returned to the restaurant and quickly finished their lunch, Ye Tian and the others left the restaurant and continued to visit the antique shops and galleries scattered throughout Larnaca, and continued to wipe out antique art.
At this time, the Larnaca antique art market is full of turmoil and panic is everywhere.
Without exception, all the antique dealers and gallery owners in Larnaca, everyone feels frightened and panicked all day long, lest they become the next unlucky person and the next target of crazy looting.
But what's the use of panic? When fate comes, they can't escape at all, they can only stretch their necks, be severely slapped by Ye Tian, and become the protagonist of another tragedy.
In this way, Ye Tian and the others wandered through the ancient streets of Larnaca under the continuous drizzle, creating various tragedies, large and small, and the place they passed was sorrowful!
Larnaca is a small city, there are not many antique shops and galleries, and due to the rainy weather and time, the few flea markets are not open.
Before three o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Tian and the others had almost visited the antique shops and galleries in this small town, leaving only the last two or three.
Soon, they pushed the door and walked into an antique shop on the street.
Like the owners of many antique shops and galleries before, seeing Ye Tian and the others came in, the owner of this antique shop immediately jumped a few times and almost went down.
However, he had to squeeze out a smile that was uglier than crying, greeted Ye Tian and the others, greeted them, and introduced himself and the antique shop.
After everyone knew each other and greeted each other, Ye Tian and the others began to admire the antique artworks or suspected antique artworks displayed in this store.
The antique shop owner accompanied him, occasionally introducing the origins of the antique artworks that Ye Tian referred to, and giving corresponding quotations. His heart was always up and down, and his nervous nerves were almost broken!
After seeing four or five antique works of art in succession and asking for the corresponding quotation, Ye Tian came to a mutilated head sculpture, stopped and admired it.
This is a classic-style sculpture of a human head. Unfortunately, it is very broken, leaving only half of the face.
From the right forehead to the left cheek of the statue, it seemed that someone had slashed it in half with a sharp axe. The upper part of the head had disappeared, leaving only the right half of the face.
Fortunately, the remaining statue's right eye, nose, lips, teeth and chin and other parts, although there are some bumps, bumps, but the outline is still relatively complete.
The neck of this statue seems to have been chopped with a sharp axe, and the fracture is uneven and full of cracks, densely packed.
The reason why it can be placed on the shelf steadily depends on the solid wood base made according to the shape of the neck of the statue.
Anyone with a discerning eye, seeing this broken head sculpture, will immediately understand that this is a half of the head cut from a certain marble statue.
As for what the original marble sculpture was, it was a statue of a historical celebrity or god, few people knew.
Of course, this does not include Ye Tian.
From the facial contours and soft and graceful lines of the remaining part of the head sculpture, one can tell at a glance that this is a female head portrait.
Moreover, this sculptor has extraordinary skills. Under his carving knife, the head of this female figure reveals a serene and noble temperament, with a solemn and gentle expression.
The left eye of the portrait seems to be looking down at the earth, and the eyes are full of love and a bit of sacredness. It seems to be condescending to look down on sentient beings.
After standing in front of the marble head sculpture and enjoying it quietly for a while, Ye Tian retracted his gaze and turned to look at the antique shop owner.
"Addis, please introduce this marble head sculpture. This sculpture looks a bit interesting. How did you get it? Where did you get it?
One more thing, do you think this statue comes from that era and is the work of that sculptor? What is the specific value? I am very interested in these questions! "
The antique shop owner Addis did not immediately respond, but looked at the mutilated head sculpture suspiciously, and then turned to look at Ye Tian.
"Is it possible that this head sculpture is a valuable and top antique artwork? That's why Steven was interested and asked about the origin and price of this head sculpture.
Is this impossible? Although the carving skills of this head sculpture are very good, it is too badly damaged, only half of the face is left, and it is very scarred.
Even if this head sculpture was made by a famous artist, it was originally a top antique artwork, but in its current state, its value is not high there, otherwise it would not fall into its own hands! "
Thinking of this, the balance in Addis's mind immediately lost its balance and made a quick decision.
Soon after, he began to introduce this mutilated marble head sculpture.
"Steven, where this mutilated marble head sculpture originally came from, I don't know very well. About three years ago, when I took over this antique shop, this head sculpture was here.
In my spare time, I have also studied this head sculpture carefully, but I can only determine that it is an ancient Greek sculpture. I don't know which character or deity was actually carved!
From the outline and lines of the remaining part of the statue, as well as the traces of the carving, it can be seen that the sculptor who created the statue is quite skilled, maybe he is a master of art.
It is a pity that this head sculpture is too broken to reproduce its original style, which seriously affected its value, so no one cares about it and it has been placed here for a long time.
These things can be seen at a glance. You are a top antique art appraisal expert, and you must not be able to hide it from your eyes, so I can only tell the truth, so as not to be boring and laugh generous.
Since you are interested in this head sculpture, I will give it a quotation. You can have this ancient Greek head sculpture for only 2200 Euros. Can you accept it? "
While giving the offer, Addis fixed his eyes on Ye Tian, ready to see how he would react, and looked forward to hearing the best answer!
But where did Addis know that when he heard this offer, Ye Tian almost jumped up with excitement and immediately began to cheer and celebrate!
Without hesitation, Ye Tian immediately stretched out his right hand, smiled and nodded and said:
"Okay, 2,200 euros, a deal! Addis, we can complete the transaction right away. I get this incomplete head sculpture, you get 2,200 euros, and you get what you want!"
"what!"
Addis exclaimed and froze in place, eyes full of incredible.
But soon he woke up, and with a feeling of anxiety, he shook hands with Ye Tian to conclude this antique art deal.
What can I do without nodding? Ye Tian didn't return the offer he gave, so he accepted it very happily, leaving no room for remorse!
At this time, it was done, and there was no room for Addis to go back, unless he wanted to stand on the dock in the court and not eat in this industry!
After the deal is concluded, the next thing will be easy.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian drew out a few large denominations of Euros from his wallet, paid the purchase price, and truly put the sculpture of the ancient Greek head into his bag.
While receiving the payment from Ye Tian, Addis asked suspiciously in a low voice:
"Steven, have you already seen that this is the head of the famous ancient Greek statue? You also know that it was made by the famous ancient Greek sculptor? Can you tell me about it?"
Ye Tian shook his head slightly~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and babbled a few words.
"Addis, I don't see more content than you. What is hidden behind this incomplete marble head sculpture? I need to study carefully to know, I am at a loss now!"
Having said that, Ye Tian's heart already cheered excitedly.
How many ancient Greek sculptures can excite him, how many in the world? There is only one!
That is the most famous masterpiece of Phidias, the **** of classical sculpture, the statue of Athena!
Of course, this is only part of the head of the Athena statue, but it is a truly priceless treasure that can be met but not sought!
For Ye Tian, finding such an invaluable treasure in Cyprus and successfully acquiring it in his pocket is a huge surprise!
With the mutilated head of this statue of Athena, even if the Knights Templar treasure cannot be found on this trip to Cyprus, it is not in vain.
