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Farrag is a typical Arab, not very tall, with a small mustache, and at first glance he is a shrewd man, with small eyes that are bright and shiny, and he is worthy of being a very famous antiquities dealer on the road. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Mobai did not appear as the principal, now Li Mobai is a cultural relics appraiser, after seeing these photos, Li Mobai's heart became even more excited, and he really came to the right place this time.

Most of these photos are limestone tablets, with a lot of ancient Egyptian characters on them, which is a fatal temptation for Li Mobai, how can he not be excited, and when he looked down, Li Mobai was even more surprised, there were photos of the Book of the Dead.

Westerners call China with porcelain, indicating that China's porcelain is quite developed, if the analogy, Egypt should be called a stone, the history of Egypt is a stone record, a lot of precious historical materials are recorded on the stone tablet, a lot of precious cultural relics are also stones, stone people, sarcophagus, stone tablets, stone pillars, stone carvings, there are many names, it is difficult to count.

But in Egyptian civilization, the most precious thing is the Book of the Dead. The Egyptians invented straw paper in 2600 B.C., that is, cut the reeds by the Nile, and then cut the reeds into pieces and soaked them in water, and then overlap the soaked reed pieces horizontally and flatten them into pieces, and then dry them into paper, which is the earliest paper of human beings, and it is also the first nation in the world to know how to use the stem of the reed to make a writing pen and mix black soot and glue with water to make ink.

Therefore, according to religious rituals, the Egyptian dead must place the "Book of the Dead" in their coffins on the way to the resurrection. The Book of the Dead is mostly written in papyrus, recording the likes and dislikes of the deceased's life, as well as the trial of Osiris. As a result, the Book of the Dead has become one of the most precious sources of Egyptian history.

The most important thing is that the more powerful the class of the Book of the Dead records the more content, and the painting of the Book of the Dead is more exquisite, it is a masterpiece of art, the British Museum of the United Kingdom treasures the "Book of the Dead" records the Egyptian thirteenth century BC in the New Kingdom era of the most perfect and outstanding painting of the Book of the Dead, up to 24 meters, a total of 60 chapters, recording the life of this person called Arni, can be said to be one of the treasures of the British Museum.

There are naturally many books of the dead that have been handed down today, but their artistic standards and historical value rarely reach the level of "Arni's Book of the Dead", and they are not complete, but even so, they are still extremely precious, and they are invaluable both for research and collection.

And the photo that Li Mobai saw in front of him was a part of the Book of the Dead, although I don't know what era it came from, but judging from the photos, this Book of the Dead is as good as "Yani's Book of the Dead" in terms of preservation and painting, and even better in painting, how can Li Mobai not be shocked.

For Li Mobai, the research value is relatively long-term, and the value of art appreciation is more important, and the nutrients in this can definitely make Li Mobai's painting vision rise to a higher level.

Without seeing the real thing, Li Mobai had already determined that this was genuine and not fake. There is almost no possibility that a work of art can be faked in front of Li Mobai, and the style of painting determines that the painting works have inherent defects.

The same is true of the Book of the Dead, the style of an era is more difficult to falsify, and the falsification is even more impossible, and the identification of the artwork of the hypothetical is simpler, because the fictitious is full of loopholes, and it can be distinguished at a glance.

"Mr. Farragher, I thought these things were very good, but I can't make a final comment until I've seen the real thing." Li Mobai said in English.

"Of course, you can, but our rule is that you have to pay $1 million to prove your sincerity." Farrag paused for a moment, and he didn't know the bottom of his heart, although the ancestors said that the buyer was very powerful, but Asians rarely dealt with it after all.

"Mr. Faragher, do you think I'll carry a million dollars with me!" The tiger knew that Li Mobai wanted to see the real thing, and he understood that Li Mobai was interested in these things, so he said with an arrogant face.

"We can transfer money, I'm a legitimate jewelry merchant." Farragher shrugged his shoulders and said, "Of course, if you don't think it's real, you can tell the bank to prohibit the transfer. ”

Farrag just wants to prove the financial strength of Li Mobai and his party, if there is no financial strength, it is not fun to be bait by the police.

"Hmph, isn't it just a million, I'll issue you a cashier's check from a Swiss bank now." The tiger looked like an explosive account, took the handbag from the leopard's hand, took out the cashier's check, and was ready to fill in the amount.

After a look at the cashier's check that the tiger took out, he immediately knew that this was a big financier in front of him, so he smiled and said, "Let's take a look at the real thing first, and I'll take you over now." ”

Soon, Farag arranged for a person to drive Li Mobai and the three of them away, and Farag himself also drove away humming a little tune.

After Li Mobai and the others sat in the car for an hour, they finally stopped at the door of a very inconspicuous Islamic-style building. After Li Mobai and the three walked in, they found that Farrag was already sitting in the room with a smile on his face, Li Mobai was not surprised at all, this was the usual method used by cultural relics dealers, and he did not feel unhappy.

"Welcome, friend from Zoben." When Farrag saw Li Mobai and the three of them arrive, he got up to greet them.

When the tiger heard this, he borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and since you mistakenly thought that I was Yu, it would be the best, so he immediately bowed to Farag, and said a word of entertainment in the language.

"Thank you, happy cooperation!" After the tiger finished speaking, he spoke again in English.

After a brief greeting, Farragh got up and took Li Mobai and the three of them to another room to look at the goods.

When Li Mobai walked into this room, he was also shocked to see the real thing in front of him, the ancient stone tablets and sculptures, and the people who looked at them were dazzled.

Farag stood aside and didn't speak, allowing Li Mobai to observe with a magnifying glass, the size of these stone tablets varied, but the largest was no more than one meter five, and the small one was only a few tens of centimeters, a total of ten. After Li Mobai saw it, he knew that these were all things from the post-dynastic period, and they were very precious treasures, with a strong artistic surname, and there were four pieces with copper chisel characteristics, but now they are not the most anticipated treasures in Li Mobai's heart.

"Mr. Faragher, if there were only these few stone tablets, I think $1 million would be sky-high." Li Mobai smiled playfully.

"Dear friends, please don't worry, there are quite a few more beside you." Farrag smiled, turned around and opened the door of the next room and asked Li Mobai and the others to continue watching. Farrag not only found the ancient tomb to excavate himself, but also bought it from the farmers, the farmers of Egypt have always believed that whoever digs up the underground is the own, although Egypt has a law to hand over to the state, but for the farmers who are indifferent to the law, it is really not very binding.

When Li Mobai walked into the second room, he found that this room was larger, there were still a few stone tablets, and the air was filled with a unique smell of desert, obviously the things in this house were unearthed for a short time, but Li Mobai didn't look at it, anyway, the current Li Mobai has a very superficial understanding of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, but asked directly, "Mr. Farag, let's take a look at the Book of the Dead first." ”

"Oh, as you wish!" Farag pointed to a rather large box on the shelf, and said, "This is it, but you must be careful when appraising it, this Book of the Dead is 50 meters long." ”

Li Mobai was shocked when he heard this, the information revealed in these words was too amazing, 50 meters, one means that the book of the dead is preserved intact, and the other shows that Farrag has not realized the value of it, maybe this is a big omission and it is not known.

After the bodyguard behind Farrag lifted the box down and put it on the table, Li Mobai changed into a new pair of gloves, opened the box and carefully took out the Book of the Dead.

After carefully unfolding the part, Li Mobai was immediately fascinated by the beautiful picture above, it was so beautiful, it was really a masterpiece. After Li Mobai was stunned for a while, he returned to normal, and at this time, he couldn't reveal his true feelings in his heart.

Enduring the surprise in his heart, Li Mobai carefully looked down and found that the upper and lower ends of the book of the dead were not flat, the characteristics of the papyrus were also quite obvious, and the colors on the paintings were not gorgeous, revealing a strong sense of historical vicissitudes.

The Book of the Dead is usually in the form of a long scroll, which is similar to the long scrolls of Chinese calligraphy and painting, which are divided into dozens or even more paragraphs, depending on the amount of wealth. The Book of the Dead is a scroll that records the various trials and tribulations that the deceased must go through in order to attain eternal life, the judgments, the incantations required, and the final attainment of eternal life, usually drawn on papyrus.

The basic course recorded is as follows: leaving the 'ka' or 'ba' of the flesh, leading by Anubis, through the trials of hell and darkness, to the gods and judges, through the gate of the underworld, to the god Osiris, to perform the 'weighing ceremony', and then to take the sun boat to the road of resurrection, and live the same good life in the next life as in this life.

The 'Ritual of Weighing the Heart' is the most famous fragment of the Book of the Dead, which determines whether the dead will be resurrected in the future or eaten by monsters. The ritual of weighing the heart records the life deeds of the deceased, and this is the living history, and its preciousness is self-evident.

Li Mobai endured the excitement and excitement in his heart, and carefully observed it with a magnifying glass, although he did not recognize these hieroglyphs, he could roughly judge the age of the deceased through the picture.

Li Mobai read a third of it, and had roughly judged the age of this book of the dead, and put away this book of the dead again with an expressionless face and put it in the box.

The smile on his face couldn't see Li Mobai's thoughts at all, and Farrag was also observing, knowing that Li Mobai was actually the most powerful among the three, but he didn't reveal it, but just paid attention to Li Mobai's emotions, and wanted to see his preferences from Li Mobai's expression in order to make an offer.

However, Li Mobai only looked at a third of it, so he didn't continue to look down, but continued to look at the stone tablet next to him, and Farrag suddenly understood in his heart that either he didn't like it, or he had already decided to make a move, and he was really cunning, but it was impossible to take advantage of me.

After Li Mobai walked to the stele next to him, he was completely attracted by these marble steles, and he couldn't help but think of the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum, and his heart was in his throat for a moment.

(To be continued)