Although Yu Zhenping also participated in the construction of this platform, after several years, he forgot about it. After knocking for a few minutes, an "empty" sound came from one place.
Yu Zhenping's face was filled with joy. He dug at that spot with his hand, and then pulled it out. He took out a green brick, and a musty smell came from inside.
After pulling out the green brick, Yu Zhenping looked around, walked behind the door, took a bronze vessel that was a little green, and had three prongs on one end.
After prying, several green bricks nearby were scattered on the ground.
"Boss Ren, wait a minute, don't do anything yet..."
Yu Zhenping moved too quickly. As soon as Zhuang Rui put his eyes on the object in his hand, his hands were already on the move. Zhuang Rui grabbed the bronze in his hand and looked at it carefully.
One of the three branches had been bent by the aftershocks, which made Zhuang Rui feel very distressed. This object was an antique candlestick, and it was placed directly on the ground.
Compared with the relatively large number of unearthed candlesticks, which are only 40 to 50 centimeters long and placed on the table, this bronze candlestick with a length of about 1.5 meters is extremely rare.
You must know that before the Qin and Han Dynasties, although there were resources underground, the ancient people's technology for refining steel was very backward. At that time, they could only refine bronze wares, and the quantities were very rare.
Ordinary common people do not have the opportunity or qualification to own bronze products. Only some nobles or princes and generals can use bronze products, and most of them are used to worship heaven and can afford candlesticks at home.
Probably only the princes.
Therefore, before the Qin and Han Dynasties, bronzes were a symbol of status. For example, a bronze carriage once unearthed in Hubei. If placed in modern times, it would definitely be a Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom, and it would also be a fully handmade limited edition.
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Even though this bronze candlestick is full of patina and not very eye-catching, if it were sold in the antique market, it would be worth more than 100,000 yuan. Zhuang Rui didn't want to be ruined by the aftershock.
"Boss Ren, why don't you find someone else? This thing is also an antique..."
Sensing the rich aura inside the bronze, Zhuang Rui refused to let Yu Zhenping use it anymore. According to his agreement with the police, this object might be placed in his own museum.
"Hey, Boss Zhuang, you won't care about this thing anymore..."
When Yu Zhenping saw Zhuang Rui's precious look, he shook his head and smiled disapprovingly. Then he found a crowbar left in the yard and returned to the kitchen to start working again.
Maybe it was because he would never come back again. Yu Zhenping's actions were very violent, and soon the kitchen was filled with smoke. Zhuang Rui could only retreat outside and wait.
"Boss Zhuang, come in..."
Hearing Yu Zhenping's greeting, Zhuang Rui walked in again. As soon as he entered the room, he almost choked and coughed due to the dust that was still flying all over the sky.
Looking at Aftershock, this guy's hair was covered with dust, and he suddenly looked like an old man with gray hair.
After Zhuang Rui's eyes lingered on Yu Zhenping for a moment, he was attracted by a bronze tripod with a round belly and straight ears that appeared on the original stone platform.
As if being pulled by a rope, Zhuang Rui walked towards the bronze tripod involuntarily, and subconsciously asked: "Boss Ren, is this the heavy bronze weapon you mentioned?"
"Yes, Boss Zhuang, take your time and look at it. I'll show you what's inside later..." Yu Zhenping nodded, walked out of the room with a crowbar, and started beating outside.
"Damn, how did they move such a big thing in?"
Peng Fei walked into the kitchen and couldn't help being surprised when he saw this thing. The height of this bronze tripod was definitely over 1.2 meters. The heavy tripod body and three tripod legs weighed at least four to five hundred kilograms in total, without the use of a crane.
It is difficult to transport.
Peng Fei didn't know that this thing was placed here using a small crane when the house was being built, and that this kitchen was built to house the tripod.
This thing once made Boss Yu scratch his head. It was a pity to give up, but he couldn't trade it, so he kept it here, but he didn't expect it to be cheaper for Zhuang Rui. Of course, whether Zhuang Rui can get this thing depends on the relevant departments.
Not happy.
"A priceless treasure, a truly priceless treasure..."
Zhuang Rui squatted half-crouched, stroking the bronze tripod with his hands, his eyes full of intoxication. Although the "fixed light sword" he bought before was precious and its value was no worse than this bronze tripod, it was different from its shape.
Yan, the big guy in front of him is obviously more shocking.
Zhuang Rui has basically visited all the museums in *** City and Pengcheng. There are also heavy bronze artifacts in them, and there are also many bronze tripods. But in terms of size, none of them can compare with it, and that is
There are few things as beautiful and simple as its appearance.
Zhuang Rui roughly measured it with his hands. The height of this bronze tripod should be about 1.25 meters, and the diameter is about 80 centimeters. The upper edge is flat and polished very smooth. There are two heights on the edge.
The straight ears, which are more than 20 years old, have large and thick ear rings with Kui-shaped decorations on them, which are also the most common ones on Shang and Zhou bronzes.
On the abdomen of the round bronze tripod, there are three-column feet. There are three large semicircular ears on the outer wall of the abdomen, corresponding to the three-column feet. The upper part of the abdomen is decorated with three animal mask patterns. Under each animal mask pattern,
Each column has an ox head carved in relief, and the foot of each column is also decorated with a relief animal face.
This bronze tripod is the most gorgeous and complicated one that Zhuang Rui has ever seen. The relief sculptures of cow heads alone cannot be made by ordinary craftsmen. What makes Zhuang Rui most stunned is that on the inner wall of this tripod, there are also
There are dozens of inscriptions.
You must know that whether a bronze has an inscription is an extremely important criterion for measuring its value. Let alone now, even before liberation, bronzes with inscriptions were often worth a fortune.
There was once a patriotic communist in Beijing who spent 400,000 yuan to buy a bronze with an inscription from a group of foreign adventurous businessmen. Even today, this price is an astronomical sum.
"I found a treasure, I really found a damn treasure..."
Zhuang Rui excitedly patted the bronze tripod. He also made up his mind to take the bronze tripod to his own museum no matter what. Even if he put pressure on the local museum through Ouyang Zhenwu, he would also take it to the local museum.
No hesitation, because this bronze tripod is really too valuable.
From these inscriptions, we can not only verify the origin of the bronzes and the tombs from which they came, but they are also of great research value for the social development and form at that time.
Zhuang Rui believes that once this tripod is released, it will definitely cause a great sensation among domestic political circles, archaeological circles and historical scholars, and its effect should not be inferior to that of his legendary "fixed light sword".
According to Zhuang Rui's understanding of bronze tripods, except for the Simuwu square tripod that weighed 832.84 kilograms, I am afraid that the tripod dug out of Qin Shihuang's pit was not as thick and generous as the one in front of him.
Moreover, this tripod has another distinctive feature, which is the three large semicircular ears on its abdominal wall. Zhuang Rui has seen many bronze tripods, but the ones with this feature seem to have only been unearthed in Shaanxi.
The Chunhua Ding in Chunhua County.
However, that famous heavy bronze vessel did not carry any inscriptions, and it was slightly inferior to this tripod.
It is conceivable that if this bronze tripod is placed in your own museum, many experts and scholars in the country will definitely gather together. Even if you don't charge their fees, let them help the museum become famous, it is not a big problem, right?
Although he knew that this bronze tripod would not be stolen by anyone, Zhuang Rui still walked out of the low kitchen without turning his head. After seeing the aftershock, he immediately asked: "Boss Ren, what's going on here?"
I don’t know where Zun Ding comes from…”
"Huh? Boss Zhuang, this is against the rules..."
Yu Zhenping frowned. Although everyone knows the origin of this object, you can't let me describe the situation during the tomb robbery, right?
"Hey...hey, that's not what I meant. Boss Ren, you also know that if I want to put this thing out, it must have a reasonable origin. Even if it is taken back from abroad, I also need to know where this thing probably came from.
A tomb?"
Zhuang Rui frowned when he saw Yu Zhenping, and quickly explained. He originally asked casually, but Yu Zhenping must be the main person who stole this bronze tripod. If he can learn the source from his mouth,
From now on, I will have less time to do research.
"Henan, Luoyang, Wunuzhong Village..."
After Yu Zhenping heard Zhuang Rui's words, he spat out these words. He had gone all the way without feeling any danger, otherwise, he wouldn't have said it even if Yu Zhenping was killed.
"A big deal, Boss Ren is really a big deal..."
Zhuang Rui meant what he said sincerely. With so many archaeological teams in the country and such convenient conditions, they worked hard for decades before they excavated a Chunhua tripod.
However, these few tomb robbers could easily create such a powerful weapon that would shock the archaeological community. Zhuang Rui really felt ashamed for those archaeological experts.
"Okay, Boss Zhuang, let's take a look at the items in the house. If there are no mistakes, our deal can be considered completed, right?"
Yu Zhenping didn't want to talk more about the tomb robbing, so he took the key and opened the door of the small building. However, he didn't go in immediately, but opened the door to ventilate. He hadn't been to this place for almost a year, and the smell in the house was definitely not good.
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"Of course, just that tripod is worth the price we discussed earlier..."
Zhuang Rui nodded his head very bachelorly, and his cheerful attitude also made Yu Zhenping feel relieved.
