Chapter 1294 Rich shipwreck treasures

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Like all ancient ships, the captain's quarters were always near the stern. In addition to the cabins, the artwork in the captain's room should be one of the most valuable and richest areas.

Therefore, after getting on the ship, the first place Liu Dong and the others wanted to go to was the captain's cabin.

However, I don't know if it was the cause of the shipwreck or the destruction of marine life, and the current captain's room has long since lost its door. The entrance to the black hole was still a little dim in the light.

A few unknown fish may have not had time to escape, so after losing water, they are still beating their tails to escape, but they are already doomed to the future of death.

Their fate is similar to that of a variety of sea creatures who originally made this chamber their home.

But they are not the focus of attention of Liu Dong.

In fact, there is nothing too eye-catching in this cabin, which is only about 25 square meters. The long-term accumulation of sediment and the condensation formed by the feces and corpses of marine organisms have formed a hard shell in the cabin that is more than 20 centimeters thick, and in many places even thicker, like fossils.

These enclosures cover almost everything on the floor and walls!

"It seems that we will only be able to find out the artwork here until we have cleaned it thoroughly!" Clounn said with some disappointment.

"Not necessarily!"

As soon as the words fell, Liu Dong avoided the sea creatures that were still beating on the ground, strode to the side of the captain's room, and stopped next to the structure that could barely be seen to belong to the 'bed'.

Glancing at the hole under the bed with a strong fishy smell and like some kind of stalactite cave, Liu Dong reached into it with his left hand.

After a 'click' sound, wait for Liu Dong to pull his arm out again. I already have an extra case the size of a computer chassis, but it needs to be thicker.

Thankfully, the wooden box hasn't completely corroded, but it's also dirty!

After watching Liu Dong put the wooden box on the bed board, Charlie and Clone immediately surrounded them curiously. And when they came over, Liu Dong had already taken out a sharp knife from his pocket.

Use a knife to melt the not-so-thick hard plaster crust on the wooden box, and then after a lot of effort. Finally opened the lid of the box.

However, there are not too many things in the box, and there are only two items when you count them!

Two things look like bottles and the other is a cup the size of an adult's fist.

However, due to the corrosion of the sea water and the accumulation of dust, the exterior of both objects is completely black and covered with mud, and it is impossible to see what they were.

But even so, just by their approximate appearance, you can tell how beautiful they are.

After a brief glance, Liu Dong didn't care about the bad smell. and the foul-smelling sludge on it, and directly reached out and picked up the fist-sized cup from the box.

Then, under the cover of his pocket, he took out a thick cotton white towel from the mustard seed space. Quickly wipe it down on the cup.

Soon, as the black mud on the surface of the cup was cleaned, the golden material began to shine in the light.

"Gold!"

Several people who have been dealing with works of art for a long time can naturally identify the material of this cup at a glance.

"It's beautiful!"

Looking at the golden cup in his hand after Liu Dong cleaned up, Kieran Cahill couldn't help but be a little fascinated by admiration.

The two companions beside him nodded in agreement.

The golden cup in Liu Dong's hand is about 13 centimeters high. Nearly 8 cm in diameter, wide and thin handle. The golden and precious gold material, and more importantly, the pattern of the 'Three Goddesses of Destiny' embossed on the surface of the cup instantly increased the value of this gold cup.

"Such a beautiful golden cup from the Greek antiquity is enough to be called a treasure of the town!" Charlie Nord couldn't help but admire.

Of course, in addition to the admiration, he was also extremely excited in his heart. Because according to the promise made by Liu Dong at the beginning. He will receive a fortune equivalent to 5% of the value of all the works of art in the wreck!

Even if the two shipwrecks obtained on this trip were discovered by Liu Dong and ordered to be salvaged, his dividends were much less. But for now, the most conservative estimate is that he will be able to get no less than 1 million euros.

For Charlie Nord, who had been destitute in Marseille's most chaotic neighbourhood for the first two weeks, it was a pie-in-the-sky affair.

"Maybe after this salvage, I should go to the Garde Church and pray to God!"

Just when Charlie Nord was thinking about his plans. Liu Dong has cleaned up another gold bottle with a height of 30 cm, a slender shape, a diameter of about 12 cm at the middle bulging belly, and the material is also gold!

Compared with the gold cup, the larger gold bottle does not have a delicate relief, but it uses a yin carving technique to depict two boys fighting boxing.

The boy on the right was negligent and had just picked up a hook, only to expose himself to his opponent's straight right fist.

Although it is inscribed, the whole pattern is extremely delicate and vivid, reflecting the high skill of gold carving and craftsmanship in the Greek antiquity period.

"It's beautiful!"

"The embodiment of the essence of the great Greek antiquity!"

When several people were admiring, the eyes that looked at Liu Dong all showed some kind of longing.

Liu Dong could read the meaning in their eyes, but at this moment he still shook his head, "Three professors, now is not the time to appreciate artworks, our most important task is to clean up and protect the cultural relics on the ship that are easy to weathering and corroding." As for these two pieces of gold, I promise to give you enough time to appreciate and study them after the artwork of the No. 2 shipwreck is sorted out and restored!"

Although they were a little reluctant, Clone and the others also knew that Liu Dong's words were indeed correct. Compared with gold and silver artworks that are more stable and less corrosive. The wooden, ceramic artwork in the cabins is very susceptible to oxidation and decay. This process is exacerbated by changes in the environment, especially when the ambient temperature, air pressure, and lack of oxygen are completely different from those in the sea.

"All right, boss, we do as you tell us, but these two pieces of gold art must be admired and studied by us, they are so tempting!" said Chris Jones.

"Of course!"

Liu Dong immediately agreed.

"Guys, shall we go to the cabin?"

At Liu Dong's suggestion, the three of Clouen and the four of Charlie walked out of the captain's room.

And Liu Dong also walked out with two gold utensils behind.

"Mazi, come up!"

"It's here, Brother Dong!"

Under Liu Dong's greeting, Ma Chao climbed onto the deck neatly.

Although for this salvage in the West, Liu Dong recruited many professionals who are proficient in the restoration and research of Western artworks, especially ancient Greece and Rome. But in order to strengthen the security of these precious artworks, Liu Dong transferred Ma Chao, whom he trusted, and nearly 100 bodyguards who have been trained over the years who are proficient in martial arts!

With their bodyguards in charge of this ship, coupled with Liu Dong's relics and Yuanguang's surveillance, I believe that no one can steal anything from under his eyelids.

"Get these two items in the most heavily guarded treasure room!"

"Understood, Brother Dong!" After taking the two pieces of gold in Liu Dong's hand, Ma Chao nodded, immediately beckoned a few bodyguards together, and hugged the things off the deck.

After watching them leave, Liu Dong nodded to Helen next to him, and then walked with Clone into the drowsy and dark cabin along the barely passable wooden escalator.

During the Archaic period, Greece had emerged from the Dark Ages caused by the invasion of the Dorians.

As the population grew and commerce flourished, the Greek city-states quickly grew strong and 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 colonization activities, dozens of Greek city-states established a total of more than 100 settlement areas in a vast area from the eastern shore of the Black Sea in the east to Marseille in present-day France in the west, including the southern part of the Italian peninsula and part of Sicily, the mouth of the Nile River in the south and Libya, and the Adriatic coast of present-day Albania in the north.

Ancient Greece was prosperous and powerful during this period, and its existence laid the foundation for the prosperity of the classical period of Greece, as well as the Hellenistic period, as well as the splendor of the ancient Roman period.

At this time, Greece was also like China in history, because of the prosperity of civilization, a large number of exquisite handicrafts were produced.

The booming trade in the Mediterranean allowed Greek merchant ships to transport domestic crafts to Asia Minor, Syria, the Middle East, and North Africa. Raw materials and wealth such as iron, grain, gold, silver, and precious stones were then transported to the Peloponnese, where Greece was located.

The entire trade lasted for almost six centuries.

So, in this sea of the central and eastern Mediterranean, especially in the Aegean region, numerous merchant ships sank. The No. 2 merchant ship salvaged by Liu Dong at the moment is one of the representatives.

The stacks of vases in different shapes and patterns in the cabins, the increasing number of bronzes and bronze sculptures, and the more than 30 marble sculptures are undoubtedly the best evidence of the prosperity of ancient Greece.

"It's gone, it's gone!"

Listening to Charlie Nord's unconscious muttering behind him, and the stunned appearance of Crown. Looking at the stacked cabins on the second floor, almost the entire cabin, and a large number of artworks, Liu Dong showed a satisfied smile on his face.

There are almost hundreds of sculptures made of bronze and marble, which once again enrich the exhibits of the Greek Sculpture Hall of the Liu Dong Old Summer Palace Museum!

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