Chapter 1498 Cat God Worship

"How is that possible? The golden mask of the cat god Best, I heard you right, right?"

In the exclamation, many professionals in the field of Egyptian antiques and artworks rushed to the TV or computer screen, their eyes widened one by one, staring at the golden mask in Ye Tian's hand, almost crazy!

At the same time, the same scene is playing out in the Forbidden City, in the Louvre, in the British Museum, in the Metropolitan Museum, and other world-famous museums.

The cat-faced golden mask in Ye Tian's hand, as well as the words he said, have caused a huge sensation in the field of antique art collection in the world, leaving everyone stunned!

For this situation, the moment the cat-faced golden mask was taken out of the red sandalwood box, Ye Tian had already expected that this would inevitably happen.

After carefully admiring the cat-faced gold mask in his hand, Ye Tian began to introduce this top-level antique artwork in countless eager eyes.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why I just said that this is the golden mask of the cat god Best from ancient Egypt 2,600 years ago is of course based on certain grounds, and it is not nonsense!

As you can see, this cat-faced mask is made of high-purity gold, which has very obvious characteristics of ancient Egyptian culture, and the gold mask is embedded with various colored gemstones and stained glass!

If you are familiar with the treasure of the National Museum of Egypt and the national treasure of Egypt, the golden mask of Tutankhamun, then you will find that there are many similarities between the two facets!

They are made almost identically, and both are very elaborate and fascinating, and of course, the golden mask of this cat god Best, is far from being comparable to the golden mask of Tutankhamun.

Let's talk about the shape of this cat god mask, which is based on a slender and tall Egyptian cat, with clever eyes, as if looking around, and with a bit of mystery.

On the top of the head of this cat-faced gold mask, a scarab is carved, and a beautiful gold earring is worn in the left ear, which are the image characteristics of the cat god Best!

If you know something about ancient Egyptian culture, then you will know that the scarab beetle and the gold earrings symbolize the protective power of the goddess Best, which is the most powerful basis for identification!

As for the age of the birth of this cat-faced golden mask, as I said earlier, it comes from the middle and late 26th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, that is, 2600 years ago, which is a very long history!

As a well-known expert in antique art, I am extremely confident in my ability to determine the age of antique artworks, and there is no way that anything will go wrong in this regard!

Therefore, I can say with great certainty that the Golden Mask of the Cat God Best is definitely a priceless national treasure-level antique artwork, and perhaps the most valuable treasure in this shipwreck treasure!

Mattiss, push the searchlight a little closer, so that the professionals who are watching this live broadcast can have a good look at this national treasure antique artwork, and I'm sure they will find something!"

"No problem, Steven"

Matisse nodded in response, and then swam to Ye Tian's side, and used the searchlight in his hand to shine directly at the cat god Best Golden Mask!

The live broadcast screen suddenly lit up and became clearer!

"Wow!

Almost everyone exclaimed again, and the professionals were even more exaggerated, and they instantly fell into a state of intoxication.

As Ye Tian slowly turned his right hand, more details of the cat god Best's golden mask were presented on the live broadcast screen one by one and in front of everyone's eyes!

In just a moment, the professionals in the field of antique art collection on the live broadcast side have determined that the appraisal conclusion given by Ye Tian is accurate and there is no doubt about it!

This is the golden mask of the ancient Egyptian cat god Best, a priceless national treasure-level antique artwork, no matter which museum it is placed in, it is a treasure of the town!

After confirming this, the field of antique artworks suddenly became more lively, and everyone was discussing excitedly as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the focus was naturally on this cat god golden mask!

Many professionals in Egypt are even more excited, almost crazy!

These guys' eyes turned red in an instant, and they all wanted to rush to the bottom of the English Channel immediately, snatch the cat god golden mask from Ye Tian's hand, and take it for themselves!

But they also know that this is simply not possible.

Don't even think about getting the Cat God Golden Mask from that greedy bastard Steven without paying a huge price! That's a master who never loses, and has never done a loss-making business!

It's almost impossible to claim the gold mask of the cat god to that guy Steven, poor Spaniards are a lesson from the past, are they going back for a gold coin?

Ransacking that Steven's guy and snatching back the Cat God's Golden Mask is probably the stupidest idea ever.

There is only one result of doing that, not only will you not be able to grab the golden mask of the cat god, but you will probably have to take a lot of lives on your side, and invite the bloody revenge of that bastard Steven!

Who doesn't know, it's a bastard who has no taboos and will be rewarded, killing people is the same as slaughtering chickens, and he only provokes that crazy bastard when he gets tired of it!

Thinking of this, many Egyptians couldn't help but have a headache, and for a while, they couldn't think of any feasible way!

After turning the Cat God Best Golden Mask over and over again, Ye Tian was ready to put away the mask and continue to explore the other things inside the wooden box.

At that moment, Chandler's excited voice suddenly came through the headphones.

"Steven, can you estimate the value of this golden mask of the cat god Best?

In addition, can you introduce the cat god Best, and the reason for the birth of this golden mask?

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately stopped what he was doing.

After a little silence, he smiled and said:

"I can't give an accurate estimate of this ancient Egyptian cat god Beste's gold mask, because this top-quality antique work of art is priceless and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is priceless.

Here, I can introduce you to the worship of the cat god in ancient Egypt and the possible reason for the birth of this golden mask of the cat god Best, so that you can understand some relevant knowledge."

"That's great, Steven, we're listening!"

Chandler responded, still excited.

Countless live broadcasts suddenly quieted down, everyone wanted Ye Tian's explanation, it must be very interesting.

After a pause, Ye Tian continued:

"You may have heard that the cats that lived in ancient Egypt were the happiest cats in the world, they were carefree, they feasted on food, and they were treated like gods!

Imagine living in a place and time where threats lurk in every corner of the house, with poisonous snakes hiding in jars, rats hiding in barns, and scorpions just under the cradle.

This time and place is ancient Egypt, when people were surrounded by dangers, but there is one animal that can make people's living environment safer, and it is cats.

It is precisely because of the help provided to people in life, coupled with the tradition of foreign god worship in ancient Egypt, that slowly, ancient Egypt developed the worship of cat gods, and everything is logical!

In ancient Egyptian mythology, the sun god once incarnated as a cat and defeated Apophis, a giant python who prevented the sun from rising in the east and setting in the west, and because of this, the ancient Egyptians regarded cats as the embodiment of the gods.

As early as the Second Dynasty of Egypt, around 2890 BC, the worship of the cat god Best, who was once the goddess of war in Lower Egypt, appeared in Lower Egypt and the Nile Delta region.

After the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, the priesthood of the cat god Best underwent a transformation, and slowly transformed from the god of war to the patron saint of the family, symbolizing the warmth and joy of the family, and was widely loved by the ancient Egyptians.

At the same time, the image of the cat god Best has also changed, mainly appearing in the image of a cat-faced woman, about this, it can be seen from this mask, revealing a bit of charm and enchantment!

During the reign of Greece, the priesthood of the cat god Beste changed again, transforming into a god representing the moon, and was revered along with Artemis, the god of hunting.

Later, during the reign of the Roman Empire, especially with the rise of Christianity, the ancient Egyptians' tradition of worshipping foreign gods gradually disappeared into oblivion.

In the history of ancient Egypt, people not only raised cats and loved cats, but also buried cats, giving them the greatest honor after death, making them mummified and made statues.

The Brooklyn Museum in New York has a large collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts, many of which are cat-related collections, mummies and statues, reflecting the cat god worship of the ancient Egyptians.

In addition, in the British Museum, we can also see many cat mummies, as well as various statues of cats, the most famous of which is the bronze statue of the cat god Best!

The statues of the cat god Best are relatively common, and there are statues from various periods of ancient Egypt, but as far as I know, the golden mask of the cat god Best is only the one in front of you!

Due to the limited time, I will talk so much about the cat god worship of the ancient Egyptians, if you want to know more about it, you can go online or go to the library to check and learn!

Well, we're going to continue our exploration, and after this cat god Best Golden Mask, I'm sure there are more surprises waiting for us, and I'm looking forward to discovering the miracle again!"

After speaking, Ye Tian put the cat god golden mask in his hand into the red sandalwood box, and then put the red sandalwood box into a sealed bag and tied it to himself.

Just like the golden crown before, he plans to bring this cat god gold mask to the sea in person, and then bring it back to New York!

As soon as he had finished packing up the golden mask of the cat god Best, Raymond couldn't wait to reach out and take out the statue in the wooden box.

As soon as the statue appeared, there was an exclamation on the live broadcast end.

"Oh my God! It's actually a golden statue of the cat god Best, could it be that this box is full of gold products related to the cat god Best?