Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1781: Incomplete ancient Greek sculpture
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In the blink of an eye, it was already around two-thirty in the afternoon.
The open-air market of Porta del Porta in Rome has fallen into an unprecedented panic. All stallholders, antique shop owners and gallery owners who run antique and second-hand businesses here are in panic all day long!
The person who created this panic was Ye Tian who was frantically raiding the Botsai Gate open-air market.
At this time, he had swept through three streets, and took Betty and the others to the last and longest street of the Botsamen open-air market. He also strolled on this street for a while and gained a lot. !
Just now, five or six minutes ago, the two medium-sized helicopters responsible for transporting the loot took off again and flew to the Vatican with a large number of valuable antiques and artworks.
Looking at the two medium-sized helicopters roaring away, the many antique dealers in the Botsemen open-air market all had faces as black as the bottom of a pot, and they were so distressed that they almost fainted.
For Ye Tian, each of them hated Ye Tian with itch, but they were also afraid to the core of their bones, and they also admired him immensely.
As industry insiders, they all know that what this industry competes for is vision, knowledge, and funds!
That greedy **** Steven not only has extremely sharp vision, but also seems to know everything and be master of everything. More importantly, he also has an inexhaustible supply of dollars in his pocket. This is terrible!
Facing such a guy, anyone would feel extremely frustrated. They could not even muster the will to resist at all. They could only watch the **** frantically ransacking the Botsa Gate open-air market.
While not in the open-air market at Porte Semen, they are always paying attention to the many professionals in the field of collecting Italian antiques and art here. Everyone is gasping for breath and bleeding from the heart!
Some guys have even begun to take action in order to stop Ye Tian's crazy behavior of looting the Botsemen open-air market as soon as possible and to preserve some treasures for Rome, even one!
At the same time, Ye Tian and the others walked into a medium-sized antique shop on the street and began to appreciate the many antique works of art displayed in this antique shop with great interest.
The owner of this antique shop is an Italian man in his fifties. He is thin and has long gray hair tied into a ponytail. He looks quite artistic and free and easy!
However, when he saw Ye Tian walking into his antique shop, his sense of ease and ease immediately disappeared and disappeared without a trace.
Instead, there was an unusually solemn expression, with eyes full of fear and even a bit of fear!
However, this antique shop owner is a veteran after all. He quickly gathered his emotions, put on a smile that was uglier than crying, and hurriedly greeted Ye Tian and the others,
After meeting each other and getting to know each other, the antique shop owner accompanied Ye Tian and the others on the tour with trepidation, and took the initiative to introduce the many antique artworks displayed in the store.
"Steven, these Cubist paintings in front of me are all works by the same painter. This painter is a rising art star. His paintings are highly praised by many people. You may wish to consider it!"
Following the introduction of the antique shop owner, Ye Tian and the others stopped and looked at several Cubist paintings hanging on a display wall in front of them.
After pretending to appreciate it seriously for a moment, Ye Tian smiled and nodded and said:
"These paintings are indeed good. The author's painting techniques are very skillful and thoughtful. Unfortunately, I am not a collector and I am not very interested in Cubism, so I have no intention of collecting these paintings."
Hearing this, a hint of disappointment immediately flashed in the eyes of the antique shop owner, and it disappeared briefly.
After admiring it for a while, Ye Tian and the others moved forward and looked at other antiques or suspected antiques in the store.
Next, they continued to appreciate some antique artworks on display, and gradually walked into the depths of the antique store.
During this process, Ye Tian had a bright smile on his face and nodded frequently. He seemed to be very interested in every antique artwork in the store.
However, he took no actual action and never even asked about the price.
Seeing his performance, the owner of the antique shop couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief and relaxed a lot, but he was also a little angry!
Is it possible that there isn’t even a single good thing in my antique store? All the antiques and artworks can’t catch the eye of a guy like you, isn’t it?
While the antique shop owner was secretly complaining, Ye Tian suddenly stopped and looked at a severely mutilated statue and a pile of broken marble blocks of different sizes on the ground.
In fact, this severely mutilated marble statue was barely pieced together. Only the right half of the body's torso and half of the right arm were broken off at the elbow.
Moreover, this statue is covered with terrifying cracks of varying sizes and lengths. Some of the cracks are so wide that you can even insert your fingers, and it looks like they may fall apart at any time!
If it were not held and supported by a white plaster frame, this incomplete sculpture would not have been able to stand up and would have been scattered on the ground.
Except for those horrific cracks, the surface of this incomplete statue is also mottled.
The right half of his body, torso and half of his right arm were covered in pits, as if someone had hit him with a hammer countless times. They were densely packed like a honeycomb, and there were many stains of different colors.
Judging from these two points alone, it can be basically determined that this statue is an unearthed antique cultural relic. It has been buried deep underground for an unknown number of years. It was not too long before it was unearthed. It should not exceed a hundred years. !
And this statue has obviously gone through countless hardships, and there may be many unknown stories hidden behind it. Those horrific scars are the best proof.
Even though the statue is so badly mutilated that it is impossible to tell who the sculpture is, the soft curves of the statue's torso and right arm can still be determined to be a female human body sculpture.
As for the rest of the statue, such as the head, left half of the torso and left arm, the front half of the right arm, the legs and base of the statue, and other parts, are no longer in their original positions.
Needless to think, these parts of the statue must have been broken into pieces of marble of varying sizes.
The pile of marble fragments next to the statue should be part of it, but judging from the proportions of the statue's body, there are many marble fragments originating from this statue that are not here.
As expected, those marble fragments have most likely been lost. It may be possible to find them, but the greater possibility is that they will never be found.
After standing in front of the statue and admiring it for a moment, Ye Tian turned to look at the antique shop owner and said with a smile:
"Rossini, tell me about this marble sculpture. Why did it break into such pieces? Why not put the marble fragments on the ground back together? Where did the other marble fragments go?
One more thing, what is the theme of this marble sculpture? Who is the figure in the sculpture? Apparently, there’s quite a story behind this marble sculpture, and I’d love to find out! ”
The antique shop owner Rossini did not respond immediately. He first took a deep look at Ye Tian, and then looked at the incomplete marble sculpture and the stones piled on the ground with suspicion.
After pondering for a moment, Rossini nodded and said:
“I don’t know much about this incomplete marble sculpture. I acquired it from the open-air market outside my door this summer from a guy who has set up a stall here all year round.
When I received this sculpture, it was just a pile of marble fragments of different sizes and shapes. Only the half of the right arm was intact, and the other parts of the sculpture were indistinguishable.
Later, several friends and I spent a lot of time and effort to piece the sculpture into what it looks like now, fixed it with a plaster frame, and erected it.
But this is the limit. We have tried our best to piece together the marble fragments piled on the ground, and we don’t even know which part of the sculpture they belong to.
The main reason is that the sculpture is too badly damaged, and many of the marble fragments from the sculpture have been lost, making it impossible to completely restore it."
"Indeed, the original shape of these marble fragments on the ground cannot be seen at all, and it is difficult to tell which part of the statue they belong to. They are so broken!"
Ye Tian nodded slightly and agreed, with a bit of regret in his tone.
After a pause, Rossini continued:
"In desperation, we can only let go and put this incomplete sculpture and those marble fragments here to see if we can meet someone who likes them and is interested in them.
Although it is impossible to restore this marble sculpture to its original state, it can be seen from the pieced together part of the remains that the artistic level of this sculpture is very high and the carving techniques are also quite superb.
From this sculpture, it seems that you can see a bit of ancient Greek idealism, just like the famous sculpture "The Broken Body" in the Vatican Museum, but it is even more damaged.
The guy who sold the pile of marble fragments once said that the marble sculpture seemed to come from Greece and was transported to Catania, Italy in the early 1950s.
After several twists and turns, this pile of marble fragments finally fell into his hands, and he sold it to me. During this period, many fragments must have been lost in various places, making it difficult to find them again.
This statement also verifies my inference that it is probably an ancient Greek sculpture. Unfortunately, the damage is so serious that it is almost impossible to restore it to its original state.
As for the theme of this sculpture, who is the figure in the sculpture, and whether there are other stories hidden behind it, I don’t know. It may be an eternal mystery! ”
Hearing this, Ye Tian couldn't help but a smile flashed deep in his eyes.
"An eternal mystery! That is for you, and for me, this marble sculpture is a priceless treasure. It is even more clear at a glance which sculptor it came from!"