Ye Tian took out six hundred-euro bills from his wallet, stretched out his hand and handed them to the stall owner with a worried expression, and took down the broken marble statue fragment as he wished.

Next, he asked a company employee to go to a nearby stall and buy a metal trolley box, which he was going to wrap up and take away from the marble statue.

At this moment, a curious voice suddenly came from the crowd of onlookers, and it sounded somewhat familiar.

"Steven, can you explain to us this fragment of the marble statue, is there any secret behind it, why did you pay for it? I'm sure everyone wants to know the answers to these questions!"

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately put down the fragment of the statue in his hand and turned his head to look at the place where the voice came from.

The next moment he saw a familiar face, a Greek woman in her forties and fifties, and an archaeologist whom he had seen yesterday at the National Archaeological Museum of Greece.

Seeing the other party, Ye Tian immediately chuckled and nodded and said:

"Good afternoon, Professor Ophelia, I didn't expect you to be here, since you want to know about this marble statue fragment, please come and have a look, maybe you can find something"

As he spoke, he made a gesture of please and invited the other party to come over.

Professor Ophelia was not polite, nodded slightly, and then came out of the crowd and came to the booth.

When she came to stand in front of the stall, she first said hello to Ye Tian, and then squatted down and began to check the remnants of the marble statue, looking at it very seriously.

At the same time, many onlookers at the scene all looked at Professor Ophelia and at the remains of the marble statue, and everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.

Although everyone couldn't see anything, they instinctively felt that this broken marble statue fragment was not simple, otherwise Steven would not have taken it so neatly.

After a moment of careful examination, Ophelia said:

"Steven, this is supposed to be a fragment of a classical sculpture, and it is quite old, at least more than a thousand years, but unfortunately the state of preservation is so poor, and only this paragraph, I cannot judge.

I don't know what you think of this statue fragment, you have always been known for your sharp eyes, and you must have seen more content, otherwise you would not have taken this statue fragment, I would love to hear your appraisal conclusions!"

As he spoke, Ophelia looked up at Ye Tian, and there was no lack of elegance in her eyes.

Ye Tian smiled softly, and then said in a good time:

"Well, then I'll talk about my own conclusions, let's first look at the texture of this statue fragment, if I'm not mistaken, this should be a very famous and very rare Paros marble.

This translucent and delicate marble from the island of Palos is the finest marble in Greece, and in ancient times, translucent Paros marble was considered one of the most beautiful things.

The remnants of this marble statue, because of its age, have been weathered a little, and there are many stains attached to it, and there are many broken places, which hide its own luster and other characteristics.

Leaving aside the provenance of the fragment of this statue, a single piece of Paros marble is worth more than six hundred euros, a precious carved stone that every sculptor dreams of."

When the words fell, there was an immediate sound of exclamation from the surrounding crowd of onlookers.

"Wow! it's Paros marble, it's very precious."

"What kind of eyes does this guy Steven have? You can even tell the marble source used to shape the statue, which is too exaggerated!"

After all, this is a historic antiques market, and there are still many professionals around who know the preciousness of Paros marble.

Looking at the stall owner who sold the fragment of the statue, his face had turned pale and his eyes were full of remorse.

Ophelia, as for her, looked down at the statue fragment again, and stroked it gently with her hand.

In the blink of an eye, she also came to a conclusion.

"That's right, this is indeed the famous Paros marble, the ideal stone for sculpture, although the surface of this statue fragment is a little weathered and tarnished, but the texture is still very delicate, and it feels like a baby's skin!"

When she said this, Ophelia's tone was slightly bitter, and her eyes were full of envy.

With Ophelia's words, the scene suddenly became more lively.

Professionals and antique dealers, in particular, looked at the fragment of the statue with bright eyes, and wished they could just take it into their own pockets.

Ye Tian quickly glanced at the scene, then continued with a smile:

"Because Paros marble is so precious and rare, the sculptors who could afford and were qualified to use it in ancient times were all famous masters of the arts.

Almost every sculpture made of Paros marble by these masters is priceless, and the most famous of them is the Venus de Milo.

The Louvre's jewel was carved from Paros marble, as were some of the other famous and priceless ancient Greek sculptures.

You are now at the foot of the Acropolis, and you must be very familiar with the Parthenon on the top of the mountain, the marble stone used in the Parthenon is slightly rough Panterico marble.

However, it may not be clear to you that the statue of Athena, which was once enshrined in the Parthenon, is carved from Paris marble, except for the wood and ivory parts."

Without any surprise, the scene boiled directly, and the exclamations rang out.

"Wow, according to Steven, could it be that this marble fragment was made by some great artist and is part of a famous sculpture?"

"It's a very high probability, Steven is right, the average sculptor can't afford to use Paris marble, and he doesn't have that qualification, only the top masters can afford it."

In an exclamation, Ye Tian raised his hands and pressed down gently, signaling everyone to be quiet.

With his gestures, the scene quickly fell silent, and everyone watched, their eyes unusually burning.

After a pause, Ye Tian continued:

"After talking about the texture of this statue fragment, let's talk about its artistic style, which can be seen from the plump and elegant lines on this arm, which is a fragment of a classical statue, and there must be no controversy.

If we study the sculpture art of ancient Greece and the sculpture art of the Hellenistic period, we can further deduce that the artistic style of this sculpture fragment is closer to that of ancient Greek sculpture.

In this way, we can be sure that the history of this sculpture fragment is at least 2,000 years, and in my judgment, the history of this sculpture fragment should be between 2,500 and 2,400 years.

That era was the most powerful era of ancient Greece, and it was also the era of the three major sculptors of ancient Greece, Phidias, Milon and Polycleitus, and it was one of the most splendid great eras in the history of Greek sculpture.

Speaking of which, let's look back at the smooth lines of this marble statue fragment, especially the shape of the wrist slightly inward-turned, like the shape of the goddess Athena holding a spear and standing in the distance.

Everyone must be familiar with the statue of the goddess Athena, which is displayed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, and the marble statue from the Roman period is a replica of the god of classical carving, Phidias.

Unfortunately, the fragment of the statue was broken from the wrist and the left hand on it was gone, otherwise you could have seen it more clearly."

Speaking of this, Ye Tian suddenly stopped talking, and then looked at everyone at the scene with a smile.

At this time, there was a dead silence at the scene, and there was no sound except for a heavy and rapid breathing.

Everyone was completely dumbfounded, looking at Ye Tian and the remnants of the marble statue one by one, everyone's eyes were extremely hot and about to burn!

"Did I hear me right? Could it be that this marble fragment is from Phidios, the god of classical carving, from his statue of the goddess Athena?"

Ophelia said in despair, her whole body almost crazy, her eyes staring directly at the fragment of the statue that was close at hand.

With her words, many onlookers at the scene were all awakened.

In the next moment, the scene was directly fried, and people's crazy exclamations were like magma erupting from a volcanic crater.

"The work of Phidias, the god of classical carving, I'm not dreaming, am I?

"Oh my God, is it really a fragment of the idol of the goddess Athena of Phidias, and if so, it is definitely a great discovery that has caused a sensation in the world!"

Just as people were holding their heads in their hands and shouting frantically, Ye Tian had already picked up the fragment of the statue and put it into the metal trolley box that his employees had just bought.

Seeing his action, one of all the Greeks on the scene was counted as one, and they were all distressed and almost died, and everyone's hearts were dripping blood wildly!