Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2114: The Three Giants of Ancient Greek Philosophy
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After roughly introducing the statue of "Heracles Killing the Nemean Lion", Ye Tian said confidently:
"Vitus, you control the mechanical arm that comes with the submarine and cut through the coral attached to the outside of this statue to see if my judgment is correct. The location is at the lion's head.
Be careful during the cleaning process. This is probably a famous sculpture from the Hellenistic period or ancient Greece. It is no exaggeration to say that it is priceless.
Most of the existing ancient Greek and Hellenistic sculptures are in dilapidated condition, and the vast majority of them are Roman copies. This shows how precious this statue is."
"Understood, Steven, don't worry, leave it to me. I will be extremely careful and will never cause any damage to this precious statue"
Vitus nodded in response, his tone was very firm and quite exciting.
This was a major discovery that shocked the world and a historic moment. How could he not be excited about being able to personally participate in it?
Next, the two robotic arms slowly reached out, and the Aurora mini-submarine also moved forward a little, approaching the beautiful coral reef.
The place where it finally stopped was right above the head of the Nemean Lion.
When the submarine came to a stop in the sea, Waiters immediately controlled the two robotic arms and began cutting.
On the other side, Matisse and the others also made new discoveries.
"Steven, we found two metal heads side by side. Based on this analysis, they should have been packed in the same wooden box, sank into the sea together, and then landed on this road. On the ridge.
The two avatars are not big, and the side profile of one of them looks a bit familiar. I seem to have seen it somewhere, but I can’t remember it for a while. Maybe you can recognize them when you see their three-dimensional scanned images."
Mattis's voice came from the intercom system, announcing the latest findings.
Hearing this, Ye Tian suddenly chuckled, and the eyes of the others also lit up, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation.
"Well done, Matisse, please send over the three-dimensional scans of the two metal heads so that I can see what kind of statues they are, but I'm not sure I can recognize them"
"Okay, Steven, I'll send the scanned image right away"
While talking, three-dimensional scans of two metal heads were transmitted. They were available from all angles. They looked not much bigger than an ordinary person's head.
Ye Tian quickly glanced at the outlines of the two heads, was stunned for a moment, and then pretended to be excited and said:
"You may have discovered two priceless treasures, Matisse, I know which one looks familiar to you. If you guessed correctly, it should be the one with the larger head and the hairline farther back, right? ”
"Yes, Steven, the outline of that head looks familiar to me, but I just can't remember where I have seen it. Whose head is it and which master sculptor made it?"
"Hahaha, the outline of that head looks familiar to you. There are countless people like you, because you have seen a Roman copy of that head in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
This is a portrait of Socrates, one of the three giants of ancient Greek philosophy. This philosopher has a huge head, a hairline in the middle of his head, and a thick, lion-like beard. His outline is very easy to recognize.
I can’t tell who the other head is carved from, but it must be unusual to be placed next to the statue of the philosophical giant Socrates. Maybe it’s Aristotle or Plato.”
"Yes, it's the head of Socrates! I remembered that when I visited the Louvre, I saw the head of Socrates in the Ancient Greek Pavilion. No wonder the profile looks familiar!"
Not surprisingly, the conversation between Ye Tian and Matisse once again caused quite a stir in the outside world.
"What? That is actually the head of Socrates, the giant of ancient Greek philosophy. The other may be the head of Aristotle or Plato. Did I hear you correctly? How is this possible?"
"Oh my god! What kind of shipwreck treasure is this? Are all the famous sculptures in ancient Greece that were famous for a long time but mysteriously disappeared in the end sleeping on this seabed?"
While people were exclaiming in surprise, the experts and scholars who came with the exploration fleet all stood up as if they were electrocuted, staring at the live broadcast screen, not even willing to blink.
It can be seen that each of them is extremely excited. Many of them have blood-red eyes and are breathing rapidly, like a speeding train.
In Greece, Italy, France and the United States, and even almost every country in the Western world, many people look like them, and their eyes are so red that they are about to bleed!
Ye Tian, who was at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, still continued his performance and continued to create an even greater sensation.
“The head sculptures of the three giants of ancient Greek philosophy collected by the Louvre are all Roman copies, and the objects they copy are the works of the Lysippus master, one of the three major sculptors of the Hellenistic era.
Unfortunately, the sculptures of the three giants of ancient Greek philosophy by Lysippus have long been lost. Most of the sculptures that have been circulated in the world are Roman copies, and they are all based on the works of the master Lysippus.
Not only that, almost all the head sculptures of the three giants of ancient Greek philosophy in later generations, or the images of the three giants of ancient Greek philosophy, are more or less related to the sculptures of the Lysippus masters.
The heads of the three giants of ancient Greek philosophy created by Lysippus were all bronze sculptures, while the later Roman copies were carved from marble, but the two heads in front of you are made of metal.
Then I would boldly speculate that this bronze head sculpture of Socrates, the giant of ancient Greek philosophy, and the unknown bronze head next to it, could it be the work of the master Lysippus?
If this guess is accurate, then there is no doubt that this is a great discovery that shocked the world, and the value of these two bronze statues will probably not be lower than the "Venus de Milo" in the Louvre.
You must know that very few sculptures by the three major sculptors of the Hellenistic era have been handed down to this day. The few pieces they have are all in dilapidated condition, with arms and legs missing. Such complete bronze sculptures can be said to be unique."
Before he finished speaking, the world outside was already boiling, like a violently erupting volcano.
"Oh my god, the bronze head sculpture of the three giants of ancient Greek philosophy created by one of the three major sculptors of the Hellenistic era, Master Lysippus, this shipwreck treasure is too exaggerated!"
"If what this guy Steven said is true, and this bronze head sculpture of "Socrates" was indeed made by the master Lysippus, then there is no doubt that this is definitely a great discovery!"
While people were holding their heads in their hands and exclaiming crazily, the Greek and Italian government authorities, and even the governments of various countries along the Mediterranean Sea, responded quickly and took action.
Of course, the U.S. government, which is always paying attention to this operation to explore the treasures of ancient Roman shipwrecks, is not willing to lag behind.
It didn't take long for many ships to set sail and sail toward the Ionian Sea at full speed. Many planes also roared into the sky and flew directly to this sea area that attracted much attention.
Like the exploration fleet on the sea, cheers rang out in the two Aurora mini-submarines deep under the sea, and everyone was excited.
After a short celebration, everyone got back into intense work and continued to explore this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure, and everyone was high-spirited and showed no signs of fatigue.
At this time, everyone knew very well that there would definitely be bigger surprises later.
As a large piece of beautiful coral was cut open and fell to the sea ridge below, the huge head of a male lion appeared in front of everyone and appeared on the live broadcast screen.
Although there are many coral fragments remaining on this lion's head carved from marble, the outline is clearly visible and there is no doubt.
Obviously, Ye Tian's previous speculation was very accurate.
The ancient sculpture covered under this beautiful coral reef is indeed "Hercules Killing the Nemean Lion", the famous ancient Greek mythology.
As for which famous sculptor in ancient Greece or the Hellenistic period this is a work, it is still unknown and more research will be needed!
When this sculpture is fished out of the water and reappears in the world, relevant research can begin.
I believe it won’t take long before we get the accurate answer, which will once again give the world a huge surprise!
Of course, Ye Tian knows better than anyone else the origin of the statue of "Hercules Killing the Nemean Lion", but he can't explain it publicly.
"Okay, Waiters, the cleanup work will be done later. Our top priority now is to explore the overall situation of this sunken treasure as soon as possible, and then formulate the next salvage plan.
Don’t even think about it, the world on the sea is completely boiling now. Many people are probably rushing here. We have to thoroughly explore this area before more people rush here."
Ye Tian said with a smile, stopping Vitus from continuing to clean up the coral reef.
"Okay, Steven, it's all up to you"
Vitus nodded in response, and then retracted the two mechanical arms that stretched out.
When the robotic arm was fully retracted, Ye Tian immediately reached out and pointed forward.
"Guys, keep exploring forward, there must be bigger surprises waiting for us ahead"
The next moment, the Aurora small submarine sailed forward.