In the living room, the coffee table had been removed, and Ye Tianzheng was standing in the center of the living room, staring at the ancient Greek sculpture on the floor, as well as many statue fragments, and fell into deep thought.

As soon as he returned to the guest room, after a short rest and washing, Ye Tian got busy and began to appreciate his trophies.

He asked Cole to move the solid wood crates into the living room, and then eagerly opened them one by one, took out all the broken statues and fragments, laid them on the floor, and began to put them back together.

With his ability to see everything, it didn't take long for him to spell out the rough outline of the buttocks of the marble statue and the upper half of the left leg, and the progress was rapid!

Combined with the right half of the torso and the upper half of the right arm that Rossini pieced together, the completeness of this ancient Greek sculpture has been enhanced by a few points, and the beauty brought by it has also been enhanced a lot.

Even so, this is still a very mutilated ancient Greek sculpture, and many of the fragments of the statue are not of the right number, so they can only be scattered on the ground.

Through the perspective ability and the understanding of ancient Greek sculpture art, Ye Tian can basically guess where some marble fragments belong to the statue.

However, due to the lack of some statue fragments, and in order to avoid being too shocking, Ye Tian did not place those statue fragments where they should be, but scattered them aside!

Once the rough outline of the hip and the upper part of the left leg of the ancient Greek statue was spelled out, the work stalled and no progress was made.

Next, Ye Tian carefully studied the rest of the statue fragments, and tried countless times, but he still couldn't splice them onto the statue, and each time he failed. 、

Standing in the center of the living room and pondering for a moment, Ye Tian came to his senses, and then said helplessly:

"This ancient Greek statue is so badly damaged, and many of the fragments of the statue have been lost, if you can't find it, you won't be able to reproduce it, it will be a huge pity!"

As soon as the words fell, Betty smiled and said:

"My dear, you've done a great job, and it took Rossini, the antique shopkeeper, and his friends more than half a year to put together half of his torso and half of his arm.

But it took you less than twenty minutes to spell out the rough outline of the statue's hips and the upper half of its left leg, making the statue more complete, which is quite impressive!"

Hearing Betty's words, everyone else in the living room couldn't help but nod, and everyone's eyes were full of admiration.

Immediately after, David asked curiously:

"Steven, when I was in Rossini's antique shop, I wondered why you bought this broken ancient Greek sculpture, which was so broken that it was almost impossible to restore.

But if you're willing to pay 60,000 euros for this mutilated sculpture, there must be your reasons, could it be that this marble sculpture is a work of art?

Not only David, Betty and the others all wanted to know the answer to this question, everyone looked at Ye Tian, and everyone was full of expectations.

Ye Tian looked at David, glanced at the rest of the people, and then said in a firm tone:

"This ancient Greek sculpture is not only a work of art, but a truly priceless treasure that is almost impossible to measure, both artistically and marketably.

Its status and artistic value in the history of Western art are in no way inferior to those two treasures of the Louvre, "Venus with a Broken Arm" and "Statue of Victory", and even far surpass them."

Before the words fell, the living room was already frying.

"How is that possible? This mutilated ancient Greek sculpture is better than Venus with a broken arm and the statue of Victory, I heard you right?"

"Wow! Venus with the Broken Arm is recognized as the most beautiful sculpture in the world, a sign and symbol of the beauty of the female body, how can there be a sculpture more outstanding than it?

While exclaiming, everyone looked at Ye Tian in amazement, their eyes full of incredulity.

After everyone's mood stabilized a little, Ye Tian continued:

"When I saw this mutilated ancient Greek sculpture in Rossini's antique shop, I made a preliminary judgment, or rather a speculation, which was bold enough to cause a huge sensation.

It was because of that bold speculation that I accepted Rossini's offer of 60,000 euros, and I did not counteroffer at all, so as not to miss this priceless treasure.

When I returned, after some research, I was completely certain that my assumptions were correct, and that it was the right decision to take over the mutilated ancient Greek sculpture and its fragments.

As far as I can judge, this mutilated sculpture is the work of Phaedias, the first of the three great sculptors of ancient Greece and recognized as the greatest classical sculptor, and it is a statue of Athena.

Phidias carved many statues of Athena during his lifetime, the most famous of which is the statue of Athena in the Parthenon, which is famous in history.

It's a pity that although Phidias carved a lot of statues of Athena, none of them have been preserved, and this mutilated sculpture in front of everyone should be the only surviving statue of Athena in front of him!"

The voice fell, and the living room fell completely silent.

Betty and the others were all dumbfounded, each staring at the marble shards on the floor and the mutilated sculpture, their eyes burning and even a little crazy.

Having received Western education since childhood and possessing a certain degree of artistic literacy, of course they know who the three major sculptors of ancient Greece are, and of course they know who Phaedias is!

It is no exaggeration to say that in the history of Western art, Phidias is a mythical figure, and his status is almost unattainable, and there are few artists who are even qualified to match him!

Can they not be shocked that the mutilated sculpture and the fragments of the statue in front of them are actually the work of Phidias, and it is the only remaining and very representative statue of Athena!

For Ye Tiangang's words, Betty and David did not have the slightest doubt, and everyone firmly believed it.

Since Steven said that this is a sculpture by Phidias, one of the representative works of the ancient Greek god of sculpture, the statue of Athena, it is absolutely true!

When has this guy Steven looked at him? Not once, and this time it can't be an exception!

Ye Tian glanced at the stunned Betty and the others, and continued with a smile:

As we all know, one of the three treasures of the Louvre, "Venus with a Broken Arm", was created by the famous Greek sculptor Alexandros around 150 BC.

Another treasure of the Louvre, the equally badly damaged Statue of Victory, was created around 200 B.C., and it is impossible to verify who the author of the statue is.

Whether it was the famous sculptor Alexandros or the sculptor who created the Statue of Victory, in ancient Greece, they were not even qualified to carry shoes for Phidias.

This shows how high the status of Phaedias was in ancient Greece and in the history of art, and this mutilated statue of Athena will surely cause a huge sensation once it is unveiled,......"