Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 762: Poseidon
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"Steven, what's in this box? You're so careful!"
Seeing Ye Tian coming over with a box, Matisse immediately asked curiously.
"It is a small marble sculpture. The theme of the sculpture is Poseidon, the **** of the sea, holding a trident across the sea. The whole sculpture is very exquisite and extremely expressive!
When I was exploring the captain's lounge just now, I found it in a cabinet. Because it was a marble sculpture, it was well preserved and looked quite good, so I brought it over."
Ye Tian explained a few words with a chuckle, and then placed the box in his hand on the decompression stand with a very cautious movement.
"Looks pretty good? You can actually give such a high evaluation! Then this marble sculpture must be excellent, even priceless!"
Matisse exclaimed, and his eyes suddenly became brighter.
He has great trust in Ye Tian's vision, and it is absolutely impossible for him to miss it. This has been proven countless times, and it is close to the truth. There is no doubt!
Following Matisse, Johnny's voice came from the headphones.
"Stephen, can you tell us something? This is the work of that master sculptor. We really don’t know much about the master sculptors before the 18th century!"
"No problem! I can tell you about this sculpture. I have identified it as a sculpture by the famous Italian Baroque artist Giovanni Bernini in the 17th century!
Berigni was the most outstanding Baroque art sculptor and an extremely outstanding architectural design master. He was known as the greatest art master of the seventeenth century and created many classic works!
In addition, he was a painter, draftsman, stage designer, pyrotechnics maker, and funeral designer, achieving excellence in almost every field he touched.
I never thought that I would find Bernini’s sculptures on board the Princess of Malaga, and they were from the peak of his artistic career, around 1660. What a huge surprise! "
Ye Tian explained the situation of the sculpture of Poseidon, the **** of the sea, with a very excited tone and expression.
While explaining, he kept looking at the box placed on the decompression stay table. His eyes were extremely hot and he couldn't bear to move away.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of exclamation in the earphones.
"Oh my god! It's actually a sculpture by Bernini. Even if we are idiots about antiques, we still know this master of art! He is a famous figure in the history of art! Who doesn't know?"
"Yes! We not only know his name, but also his famous representative works, such as the group sculpture 'Apollo and Daphna', the architectural design work 'Colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica', etc.
These are top-notch works of art, each piece is priceless and rare to find! Since this Poseidon is Bernini's peak work, it must be the top work of art! Extremely rare! "
"Steven, can you tell us the market value of this sculpture? I think everyone wants to know the answer! It must be priceless, right?"
Raymond asked impatiently, his tone full of anticipation.
The rest of the people also wanted to know the value of this sculpture, and they all echoed.
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately chuckled and gave the answer.
“It seems that everyone knows something about Bernini, so let’s not get involved. Based on the current market situation of antique art and the situation of this sculpture itself, my valuation is about US$12 million.
If we use the media to promote and hype it well, dig out the story hidden behind this sculpture, and then send it to a top auction, it is possible to fetch a sky-high price of more than 20 million US dollars! "
Before he finished speaking, a frantic exclamation came from the earphones.
"20 million US dollars? Did I hear it correctly? It's just a small sculpture. Even if it comes from Bernini, the price is too exaggerated. It's incredible!"
"Oh my God! This is really a huge surprise. I didn't expect that the Malaga Princess was not only filled with gold and silver treasures, but also had such a top-notch work of art. It's really a huge profit!"
"Hahaha, guys, you heard it right, it’s 20 million US dollars! This is the value of top-notch works of art, and it is definitely not comparable to those gold and silver treasures!
Unfortunately, this is only a small sculpture, and the price can only reach this level at most. If it is a large sculpture or group sculpture, it is normal to be worth over 100 million US dollars!
Of course, it is impossible for large sculptures or groups of sculptures to appear on sunken ships, and it is also very difficult to salvage them. To be honest, it is a stroke of luck to find this Poseidon, the **** of the sea! "
Ye Tian said with a smile, very proud.
After hearing these words, there was naturally another burst of exclamation in the earphones!
It was not until two or three minutes later that everyone calmed down, and the exclamations and admirations in the headphones finally disappeared.
During this period, Ye Tian used the auxiliary equipment on the decompression station to secure the box containing the sculpture of Poseidon, and prepared to use the decompression station to bring it to the surface.
After confirming that the box had been fixed and would not slip into the sea, Ye Tian reminded Raymond and others who were at the middle depth.
“Guys, I placed the box containing the sculpture on the decompression stop. Please be careful not to crush the box when you replace the gas cylinder and battery pack later!
You'd better suppress your strong curiosity and don't open the box to appreciate it at the bottom of the sea. When we finish exploring and return to the yacht, there will be plenty of time to appreciate it, so don't worry! "
"OK! Steven, we got it!"
"Yes! It looks like we have to suffer for a while before we can see that top-notch piece of art later"
There were several responses from the earphones, and everyone was very excited.
After talking about the sculpture, Ye Tian and Matisse began to replace the gas bottles they carried, as well as the battery packs for the two diving thrusters.
It didn't take long for them to complete the replacement, then left the decompression stop one after another, and swam again to the Malaga Princess treasure ship next to them.
When they swam out about five meters, the decompression stop platform began to slowly rise, preparing to return to the middle water depth.
There, Raymond and Johnny were waiting, also preparing to replace the gas cylinder and battery pack.
Soon, Ye Tian and Matisse swam above the main deck of the Malaga Princess.
The exploration of the two upper decks of the ship has been completed. The target of exploration this time is the first deck of the ship, which is also the largest area of the entire ship.
After exploring here, it’s time to enter the cabin below the main deck. That’s the real highlight!
As before, Ye Tian and the others left their respective diving thrusters on the main deck, found a place to tie them up, and then swam to the ship building together.
"Matisse, the first deck of the ship is relatively large, and the internal space of each cabin is sufficient. Let's explore together, so that we can take care of each other more easily!"
While swimming forward, Ye Tian said through the headphones.
"No problem, Steven, even if you don't say it, I am still going to make this suggestion. Compared with the upper two decks, the attack on the first deck is more violent, and the situation inside the cabin is more complicated!
In addition, these cabins are relatively large in area and are ideal hiding places and havens for many marine benthic organisms. Who knows if there are any marine killers hidden inside, so it’s better to be careful! "
Mattis nodded in agreement, agreeing with this arrangement.
While they were talking, the two of them had swam to the door of a cabin on the left side of the first deck of the ship building.
Pausing for a moment before approaching the hatch, Ye Tian then stretched out his hand to open the ajar hatch, swung his legs lightly and swam in first.
Following him, Matisse also came in. The distance between the two was not far, making it easier for them to take care of each other.
As Matisse said before, compared to the two decks on the upper deck of the ship, the attacks encountered here are more violent!
On the left side of the bulkhead near the sea, there are five or six holes made by solid cannonballs. The large ones are fifty or sixty centimeters in diameter, and the small ones are more than ten or twenty centimeters in diameter. It is shocking!
In addition to these holes, the bulkhead is also covered with cracks, like spider webs, in various directions. People are a little worried that this bulkhead will fall apart soon!
The situation inside the cabin was also very tragic. Many things were broken and broken by the solid shells that penetrated the bulkhead. There were holes, cracks, and signs of burning everywhere!
There are two gun positions in this cabin. Because the sailboat tilted to the right and sank, all the guns on the two gun positions were out of position and slid to the right side of the cabin.
Here, Ye Tian saw corpses for the first time. Of course, this was the first time he saw corpses on the Malaga Princess!
That was the corpse of a crew member, which was crushed under a 12-pound cannon. The death was quite miserable and the bones were thick! It looks a little scary!
In addition, there are a dozen wooden crates in this cabin, which look like ammunition boxes and boxes containing gunpowder. They have all been slid to the right side of the cabin and piled together in a mess.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian took a close look at the situation in this cabin and made a quick judgment.
There is no value in exploring and it is not worth wasting time here. You can go to the next cabin.
Just in case, before making a decision, he secretly turned on the perspective and looked through the entire cabin thoroughly, so as not to miss any valuable treasure!
It's a pity that there are a lot of red and orange things in his eyes, but they are of little value!
The two 12-pound cannons are still worth some money, but compared with the cost of salvaging them from the sea and shipping them back to the United States, they are not worth mentioning! I can't afford to be in such a hurry!