Chapter Two Thousand One Hundred and Forty-Eight: Priceless Treasures

In the new Berlin Museum, Ye Tian is still explaining, and the object of the explanation is still the treasure of the Berlin Museum, the colorful bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti.

"The 77-centimetre bust is 47 centimeters high, weighs about 20 kilograms, does not use any organic materials, and although it is more than 3,300 years old, it is well preserved and has been minimally damaged.

The expression of Nefertiti's statue is extremely realistic, and it looks no different from a real person, and its noble and elegant shape, delicate and beautiful facial features, can be called beautiful, and it is worthy of being the most beautiful woman in the world.

The pupil of the statue's right eye is inlaid with black natural crystal, the white of the eye is chalk stone, and the eye socket is sealed with beeswax, and the whole statue is composed of six colors: gray, yellow, green, black, white and skin tone.

After discovering the statue, the German Egyptian archaeologist Bohart wrote in his diary that 'the use of colour on this statue was so advanced that it was indescribable, and all the words seemed redundant'.

He also described it as 'the most vivid work of art in Egypt when the polychrome statue was excavated, almost intact, except for a little bit of the ear and some loss of the left eye.'"

Before the words fell, an exclamation sounded at the scene.

"Wow! This sculpture is so beautiful, it's mesmerizing."

"No wonder Nefertiti was the first cover girl in history, her facial contours and curves are like a top supermodel, no, she is more beautiful than all supermodels!"

In the midst of an exclamation, several high-level officials of the Berlin Museum and antique art appraisal experts who accompanied Ye Tian on their visit couldn't help but nod lightly, and secretly admired them one by one.

Steven, this bastard, is really omniscient and omniscient, and he knows so much about the statue of Nefertiti, which is admirable.

After a pause, Ye Tianqing's voice came out again, reaching the ears of everyone on the scene.

"Let's take a look at the life of Nefertiti, the Egyptian queen, as one of the most important and powerful queens in ancient Egyptian history, Nefertiti's life is legendary.

Nefertiti's background is shrouded in mystery, and it is theorized that she may have been the Mitanni princess Taduheba, who was originally betrothed to Amenophis III but later married to his son.

Another school of thought holds that Nefertiti was the daughter of Amenophis III, so that Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti became half-siblings, but this claim is not credible.

There is also a theory that Nefertiti's father was a high-ranking official in the court of Amenophis III and later became a confidant of Akhenaten, in short, Nefertiti was born at the highest level in ancient Egypt.

After Nefertiti married Pharaoh Akhenaten, the Auxiliary Husband initiated an unprecedented reform, creating the Cult of the Sun, which sought to weaken the power of the High Priests and move the capital to Amana.

In the heart of Egypt's barren desert, they built a dazzling and bustling capital, which was actually a revolutionary base surrounded on three sides by cliffs and facing the Nile, to fight against the powerful high priests.

In the new capital city of Amana, Nefertiti was on an equal footing with Akhenaten, not only as the queen of Pharaoh Akhenaten, but also as a ruler equal to him, co-regent and ruler of Egypt.

In some of the existing ancient Egyptian frescoes, we can also see Nefertiti and Akhenaten each driving a chariot, racing side by side, which had never happened before Nefertiti.

It was also after Nefertiti that women in ancient Egypt had more freedom and rights, they were valued as much as men, enjoyed the right to a good education, and had the right to inherit property.

Egyptian women can sue for unfairness, they have their own minds and minds, they stand up for their ideas, and these rights, until the twentieth century, women were able to have them again"

"It seems that this is an original feminist, and it is indeed worth remembering"

David joked, and the rest of the audience also smiled and nodded.

Ye Tian chuckled and nodded, and then continued:

Nefertiti was not only a feminist, some even believe that she was superior to Akhenaten because she had the right to put her enemies to death, a punishment that had been the right of the Egyptian pharaohs since ancient times.

According to legend, after the death of Pharaoh Akhenaten, Nefertiti took over the throne of Egypt, and because of the reforms they had made too many enemies, Nefertiti had to bear the final price alone.

Just when the country was on the verge of collapse, Nefertiti stepped forward and took a series of emergency measures, sacrificing everything to save the defeat, but the credibility of this legend is not very high,......"

While explaining, Ye Tian also turned on the perspective and secretly took a thorough perspective of the colorful sculpture in front of him.

Sadly, apart from Nefertiti's stunning beauty, he didn't discover any other hidden secrets.

This colorful sculpture is not a mummy, but a sculptural work, with no undeciphered mysterious characters and no hidden compartments inside.

As the treasure of the Berlin Museum, this sculpture has been studied very thoroughly, and even if there is a secret, it has long been discovered and interpreted, how can it be left to this day!

While speaking, five or six minutes had passed, and Ye Tian's explanation was gradually coming to an end.

"During her reign, Nefertiti was the most influential woman in all of Egypt, and she was revered as a goddess by the Egyptian people, and ruled Egypt with her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten.

She is the most frequent queen ever seen in temples and monuments in Egypt, and for the first time ever, she is likely to be the high priestess, a position traditionally held only by Egyptian pharaohs.

However, little is known about the life of this glamorous Egyptian queen, and around 1336 BC, Nefertiti suddenly disappeared from history.

There are many historical theories about Nefertiti's whereabouts, some say that she was deposed, and some say that she and Akhenaten were overthrown by the people, because the Egyptian people regarded the Solar Cult as a heresy.

The latter claim is relatively credible, and after Tutankhamun succeeded to the throne, anything that could evoke the memories of Akhenaten and Nefertiti was systematically erased, leaving little behind.

To this day, no funerary items have been found in Akhenaten's tomb, suggesting that Nefertiti was never buried there, and the queen's official death record is unknown.

In Catacombs No. 35 of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, archaeologists once found a badly damaged mummy, whose face was completely smashed, and this mummy was thought to be a possible Nefertiti.

This act of destruction, which is an extremely vicious curse in the Book of the Dead in ancient Egypt, was that her face was mutilated so that she could not speak her name to the gods and thus enter the afterlife.

Her shroud was also torn off, and the name of the deceased was written on it, allowing the undead to recognize their body, so that the soul could not return, and the deceased would be tormented between life and death.

Nefertiti's name and many stories have disappeared from historical records, and her face has been artificially chiseled in many ancient Egyptian frescoes, with only a few clues left in the ruins of some ancient temples and palaces."

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There was a sigh at the scene, and everyone was sighing for Nefertiti's fate.

The fate of such a beautiful queen with a peerless face is so tragic after her death, it is indeed a bit too bleak and suffocating!

Ye Tian's voice did not pause at all, and it still kept coming out, reaching the ears of everyone on the scene.

In 1912, the German archaeologist Bohart discovered this beautiful colorful sculpture under the ruins of an ancient building in Amana, Egypt, and it caused a huge sensation as soon as it was announced.

The following year, Bohart shipped the colorful sculpture of Nefertiti to Germany, and after several journeys, this priceless treasure came to the Berlin Museum, where it became the main treasure of the Berlin Museum.

This beautiful sculpture is not only the jewel of the Berlin Museum, but also the most beautiful of all the antique works of art in the major German museums, as well as the most valuable in art and research.

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding this priceless treasure, and Egypt has been making claims since the colorful statue was first exhibited in the Berlin Museum in 1924.

However, Germany has refused to return this beautiful statue, Hitler once said, 'Germany will never return Nefertiti's head, it is a work of art, a treasure, a real treasure',......"

Hearing this, many Germans at the scene couldn't help but have a look of embarrassment on their faces, and they were a little embarrassed.

At this moment, an employee of the Brave Explorer suddenly asked:

"Steven, can you tell me about the value of Nefertiti's bust?

Ye Tian turned his head to look at the company's employee, then nodded with a smile and said:

"Yes, that's a jaw-dropping price, and as I said earlier, this colorful sculpture is one of the most beautiful and valuable of all German antique art.

The value of such a treasure cannot be measured by money at all, and if you have to give a valuation, then this priceless treasure is worth at least more than 600 million US dollars, and there is no upper limit!"

Before the words fell, the scene immediately exploded, and the exclamations rang out.

"Oh my God, did I hear me right? at least $600 million, that's an exaggeration!"

"Wow! 600 million dollars, worthy of the most beautiful woman in the world, and the value is also the most beautiful!"