The first thousand two hundred and ninety-four chapters are rich in shipwreck treasures
Chapter 1,294 Rich Shipwreck Treasures
Like all ancient ships, the captain's cabin is always near the stern. In addition to the cabin, the captain's cabin is probably one of the most valuable and richest areas in terms of art.
Therefore, after boarding the ship, the first place Liu Dong and others went to was the captain's cabin.
However, whether it was due to the original sinking of the ship or the destruction of marine life, the captain's cabin no longer has a door. The dark doorway is still a little dim under the light.
A few unknown fish may have had no time to escape, so after losing the water, they were still flapping their tails in an attempt to escape, but they were already doomed to die.
Similar to their fate, there are also various marine creatures that originally regarded this cabin as their home.
But they are not the focus of attention of Liu Dong and others.
In fact, there is nothing very eye-catching in this cabin, which is only about 25 square meters. The long-term accumulation of sediment, as well as the condensation formed by the feces and corpses of marine organisms, like fossils, have formed a layer in the cabin.
The layer thickness exceeds 20 centimeters, and in many places there is even a thicker hard shell.
These shells cover up almost everything on the floors and walls
"It seems that only when it is thoroughly cleaned can we really find out the artwork here," said Crown with some disappointment.
"Not always"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Dong avoided the marine creatures that were still beating on the ground, strode to the inside of the captain's cabin, and stopped next to the structure that could barely be seen to be a bed.
After taking a look at the hole at the bottom of the bed that had a strong smell and looked like some kind of stalactite cave, Liu Dong reached in with his left hand.
After a clicking sound, when Liu Dong pulled out his arm again, he already had a box in his hand that was about the size of a computer mainframe, but much thicker.
Fortunately, this wooden box has not completely corroded, but its appearance has also become filthy.
After watching Liu Dong put the wooden box on the bed board, Charlie and Croun immediately gathered around him curiously. When they came over, Liu Dong had already taken out a sharp knife from his pocket.
Use a knife to melt the thick plaster shell on the wooden box, and then after a lot of effort, finally open the lid of the box.
However, there are not too many things in the box. There are only two items in the box.
Judging from the appearance of the two things, one is a bottle and the other is a cup the size of an adult's fist.
However, due to the corrosion of seawater and the accumulation of dust, the appearance of the two items was completely black and covered with mud, making it impossible to see their original appearance.
But even so, their exquisiteness can be seen just from their general appearance.
After a brief look, Liu Dong ignored the unpleasant smell and the smelly sludge on it, and directly reached out and picked up the fist-sized cup from the box.
Then, using the cover of his pocket, he took out a thick cotton white towel from the mustard space and quickly wiped it on the cup.
Soon, as the black mud on the surface of the cup was cleared away, the golden material began to shine under the light.
"gold"
Several people who have been dealing with art for a long time naturally identified the material of this cup at a glance.
"it's beautiful"
Looking at the golden cup in Liu Dong's hand after cleaning it, Kieran Cahill couldn't help but admire it in a daze.
The two companions beside him also nodded in agreement.
The golden cup in Liu Dong's hand is about 13 centimeters high and nearly 8 centimeters in diameter. It has a wide and thin handle, a golden and precious gold material, and more importantly, the patterns of the three goddesses of fate embossed on the surface of the cup instantly increase the value of this gold cup.
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"Such an exquisite gold cup from the ancient Greek period can be regarded as a treasure of the museum," Charlie Nord couldn't help but admire it.
Of course, in addition to admiration, he was also extremely excited. Because according to Liu Dong's promise, he would receive wealth equivalent to the value of all the works of art in the sunken ship.
Even if the two sunken ships obtained during this trip were discovered by Liu Dong and ordered to be salvaged, his dividends were much less. But looking at it now, the most conservative estimate is that he can get no less than 1 million euros.
For Charlie Naude, who had been living in poverty in the most chaotic neighborhood of Marseille for the past two weeks, this was simply pie-in-the-sky.
"Maybe after this salvage is over, I should go to the Garde Church to pray to God devoutly."
Just as Charlie Nord was thinking about his plan, Liu Dong had already finished cleaning another gold vase that was 30 centimeters high, slender in shape, about 12 centimeters in diameter at the middle bulge, and made of the same gold.
Compared with the gold cup, the larger gold bottle does not have exquisite relief carvings, but it uses incised techniques to depict two boys boxing.
The boy on the right was negligent. He had just thrown a hook, but he was exposed to his opponent's straight right fist.
Although it is incised, the entire pattern is extremely exquisite and vivid, reflecting the superb skills of gold carving and craftsmanship in the ancient Greek period.
“So beautiful”
"The embodiment of the essence of the great ancient Greek culture"
When several people praised him one after another, they all looked at Liu Dong with some kind of longing in their eyes.
Liu Dong could understand the meaning in their eyes, but at this moment he still shook his head, "Three professors, now is not the time to appreciate art. Our most important task is to quickly clean up the cultural relics on the ship that are easily weathered and corroded.
And protect them. As for these two gold vessels, I promise to give you enough time to appreciate and study them after finishing the art arrangement and restoration of the No. 2 sunken ship."
Although they were a little reluctant to give up, Croun and the others also knew that Liu Dong's words were indeed correct. Compared with gold and silver artworks that are more stable and not easy to corrode, wooden and ceramic artworks in the cabin are very easy to oxidize and
Decay. Especially when the surrounding temperature, air pressure, lack of oxygen, etc. are completely different from those in the sea, changes in the environment will intensify this process.
"Okay, boss, we will follow your instructions, but we must appreciate and study these two pieces of gold art. They are so tempting," Chris Jones said.
"certainly"
Liu Dong immediately agreed.
"Everyone, let's go to the cabin."
At Liu Dong's suggestion, the three of them and Charlie walked out of the captain's cabin.
Liu Dong also followed and walked out with two pieces of gold.
"Mazi, come up"
"Here we come, Brother Dong"
Under Liu Dong's greeting, Ma Chao climbed onto the deck neatly.
Although for this salvage in the West, Liu Dong found many professionals who were proficient in the restoration and research of Western, especially ancient Greek and Roman art. But in order to strengthen the security of these precious artworks, Liu Dong mobilized himself
Trust Ma Chao, and nearly a hundred bodyguards who are proficient in fighting have been trained over the years.
With them in charge of the bodyguards on the ship, and the surveillance of Liu Dong's relic Yuan Guang, I believe no one can steal anything from under his nose.
"Put these two items into the most tightly guarded treasure room."
"Understood, Brother Dong." After taking the two gold items from Liu Dong's hand, Ma Chao nodded and immediately called a few bodyguards to carry the items off the deck.
After watching them leave, Liu Dong nodded to Helen next to him, and then walked with Croun and the others into the dark cabin along the barely passable wooden escalator.
During the Archaic period, Greece had emerged from the Dark Ages caused by the Dorian invasion.
With the growth of population and the prosperity of commerce, Greek city-states quickly became stronger and more prosperous. From the middle of the 8th century BC to the end of the 6th century BC, the ancient Greeks entered the primitive colonial era. Through a series of overseas colonial activities, they established the Eastern
Dozens of Greek city-states spread over a vast area starting from the east coast of the Black Sea, to Marseille in France in the west, including the southern part of the Italian peninsula and Sicily, the mouth of the Nile and Libya in the south, and the Adriatic coast of present-day Albania in the north.
A total of more than one hundred immigration areas were established.
Ancient Greece during this period was prosperous and powerful, and its existence laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Greek classical period, the Hellenistic period, and the glory of the ancient Roman period.
At this time, Greece, like China in history, produced a large number of exquisite handicrafts due to the prosperity of civilization.
The prosperous Mediterranean trade allowed Greek merchant ships to transport domestic handicrafts to Asia Minor, Syria, the Middle East and North Africa. Then they transported iron, grain, gold, silver, gems and other raw materials and wealth there to the Peloponnese, where Greece is located.
peninsula.
The entire trade lasted for nearly six centuries.
Therefore, many merchant ships have sunk in this ocean in the central and eastern part of the Mediterranean, especially in the Aegean Sea. The merchant ship No. 2 that Liu Dong salvaged at this moment is one of the representatives.
The stacks of pottery bottles with different shapes and patterns in the cabin; an increasing but by no means small number of bronzes and bronze sculptures; and more than thirty marble sculptures, are undoubtedly the most exquisite works of art during the prosperity of ancient Greece.
Good proof.
"It's made, it's made"
Listening to Charlie Nord's unconscious murmur behind him, and the dumbfounded looks of Croun and others. Looking at the numerous works of art stacked up on top of each other in the second-floor cabin, almost covering the entire cabin, Liu Dong's face showed a smile.
A satisfied smile.
There are almost hundreds of sculptures here, large and small, made of bronze and marble, which once again enrich the exhibits of the Greek Sculpture Hall of Liu Dong Yuanmingyuan Museum.
To be continued.
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