Inside the box was a statue of a goddess sitting on a marble platform.
To be more precise, this is a statue of Isis, one of the Nine Pillars of Ancient Egyptian mythology and the goddess of life.
Due to its age, the surface of this marble statue has become somewhat weathered and mottled.
Fortunately, this situation is not very serious and does not affect the historical value of this statue or people's appreciation and research.
This statue of the ancient Egyptian goddess of life is not very tall, only about 1.23 meters tall.
The Isis he carved is sitting on a black marble stool with her legs together and her upper body straight. She holds the Ankh, the talisman of life, in her left hand and the lotus staff in her right hand, staring ahead.
She wore a hathor headdress and a pair of huge cow horns. In the middle of the horns was a round sun disk with some patterns engraved on it, but it had long been blurred.
With Elaine's exclamation, everyone was awakened.
The next moment, the live broadcast room started to boil.
"I'll go! It's actually an ancient Egyptian goddess statue. It must be thousands of years old! How did that Saudi prince get this thing?"
Quan Muliu, who loves to eat, said in amazement.
Before he finished speaking, Gu Yuetu continued:
"If this statue of the goddess really comes from ancient Egypt, it is also a priceless treasure based on its thousands of years of history."
At this moment, another fan suddenly said:
"Who can provide some information about this ancient Egyptian goddess of life? I'm totally confused right now."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately smiled and said:
“In order to increase my knowledge base on antiques, cultural relics and works of art, I happened to study the history of ancient Egypt a few days ago.”
"I know a little bit about the gods in ancient Egyptian mythology. Let me introduce this goddess of life to you!"
As he spoke, Xiao Ran began to appreciate and study the sculpture of the goddess of life while conducting popular science.
"This goddess statue is carved from Isis, the goddess of life in ancient Egyptian mythology. She is also the goddess of magic, marriage and fertility, and one of the Nine Pillars of Ancient Egypt."
"Isis is regarded as the model of perfect womanhood and is the most important goddess in ancient Egypt. She has also influenced other parts of the Western world, including ancient Greece and Rome."
"Even the image of the Virgin in later Christianity is similar to the image of Isis in ancient Egyptian mythology, and they are inextricably linked culturally..."
With his introduction, everyone quickly got to know something about this ancient Egyptian goddess of life.
At the same time, everyone also realized it.
An ancient Egyptian goddess sculpture with such a high status is definitely a priceless treasure as long as it is authentic.
After realizing this, many people were envious and even a little jealous.
In a short while, Xiao Ran finished introducing the ancient Egyptian goddess of life.
Some of the more sensitive contents he just passed over without going into detail.
For example, the cultural inheritance relationship between Isis and her son Horus, the Virgin Mary and the mother and son of Jesus, etc.
However, he introduced in detail the worship of Isis in ancient Greece and Rome.
This was something he did deliberately to prepare for the next move.
After the introduction, Xiao Ran admired the sculpture of the ancient Egyptian goddess of life again, and then looked at the Saudi deputy consul.
"Mr. Vice Consul, I would like to ask, do you know the origin of this statue of Isis, the goddess of life?"
"If you know, can you introduce me to it? I'm very interested."
The Saudi deputy consul shook his head slightly.
"I'm very sorry, Sean, I only know that this statue of the goddess of life comes from Egypt. It was shipped from Egypt to Monaco three years ago."
“As for the specific person from whom this statue of the Goddess of Life was purchased, the price, etc., we don’t know.”
Xiao Ran was not surprised, just a little disappointed.
The Saudi deputy consul and cultural attaché are just running errands. They know what is going on but don’t know why.
Their immediate superiors also don’t tell them much information.
While talking, Elaine suddenly interrupted and said:
"Sean, there should be no doubt about the authenticity of this statue of the goddess of life."
"From the shape of this statue, especially the headdress of Isis, it can be basically determined that it comes from the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt."
"That is, between 1000 BC and 1500 BC, Isis during this period has been integrated with Hathor."
Xiao Ran turned to look at the beauty and gave a thumbs up.
"You're amazing, Elaine, and hiring you was one of the best decisions I've ever made."
While he was filled with admiration, Xiao Ran knew in his heart that what Elian said was absolutely right.
From the colors radiating from the statue of the goddess of life, he was able to determine that it indeed came from the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt.
To be more precise, it comes from the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt around 1300 BC.
Elaine can see this because of her family background and long-term exposure to the Louvre.
In the Louvre, there are many various stone sculptures from ancient Egypt.
Her father Pierre happened to be in the Sculpture Art Department, and Elaine had seen countless ancient Egyptian stone sculptures since she was a child.
Because of this, she was able to recognize this sculpture of the goddess of life at a glance and accurately determine its age.
Elaine's wonderful performance made Xiao Ran more determined to keep her by his side.
Although she is not an expert in identifying antiques and cultural relics, she has a very high appreciation ability and vision, and is undoubtedly his best partner and cover.
While he was talking, the Saudi deputy consul suddenly interrupted.
"Sean, although I don't know the specific origin of this statue of the ancient Egyptian goddess of life, I am sure that it is an antique artifact with a long history."
"We really want to take back this statue of the goddess of life. Now you can make an offer. I hope we can reach a deal on this antique cultural relic."
Xiao Ran turned to look at this person, but did not respond immediately.
He thought for a moment and then said:
"Mr. Vice Consul, this statue of Isis from the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt is undoubtedly a top antique artifact, or a priceless treasure."
"Because it is a sculpture of the ancient Egyptian goddess of life, and it is very special and cannot be compared with other antique cultural relics."
"To be honest, it is difficult for me to put a price on this sculpture, because no matter what price I offer, it cannot reflect the value of this statue."
"If I have to make an offer, my offer is US$280 million. I wonder if you can accept it?"
No surprises.
The Saudi deputy consul, cultural counselor, and the Saudi lawyer were all stunned and looked at Xiao Ran in stunned silence.
David and Elaine behaved the same way, their eyes widening.
In the live broadcast room, it was even more lively.
"Fuck! Xiao Ran is so ruthless. He wants to rob all the Saudis!"
Crescent Wing exclaimed.
"With a piece of cloth on my head, I am the richest in the world! What does this little money mean to the Saudis?"
"I think they will accept it, but Xiao Ran is really too dark!"
Wei Wei An Yan said firmly.
While everyone was talking about it, several Saudis had woken up.
Immediately afterwards, the Saudi deputy consul shook his head.
“Sean, this offer is too high and it’s difficult for us to accept it!”
Xiao Ran shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
"If you can't accept it, forget it. This offer is non-negotiable!"
"The cooperation between us is very pleasant, and a series of transactions are also very smooth!"
"To be honest, as a friend and for your benefit, I don't want to sell you this statue of the goddess of life."
"ah!"
Several Saudis exclaimed in surprise, all confused.
"Sean, why do you say that? Is there any special reason?"
Aziz asked in surprise.
Xiao Ran looked at the Saudis and then gave an explanation.
"The reason is simple. Even if you buy this statue of the ancient Egyptian goddess of life, you cannot take it out of the United States and transport it back to Saudi Arabia!"
"Not only you, but any other foreigner would not be able to take this statue away from the United States."
"Ah! Why is this?"
several Saudis asked in unison.
Not only them, everyone in the live broadcast room was confused.
