My identity as a collector was exposed by the village flower

Chapter 216 Are You Teaching People How To Do Things?

The golden mask did not shock the old dean and the others. What shocked them was that this mask could actually hypnotize people. This was the first time they had seen such a thing.

They knew in their hearts that the reason why the golden mask could hypnotize people was related to the pattern on the mask.

"The patterns on the mask can move. I..." Before finishing speaking, Liu Shijun fell to the ground.

After falling to the ground, he woke up with a start and got up again. Liu Shijun quickly looked away and looked at Fang Xing in surprise.

"It's not that the pattern moves, it's just a visual effect. It's just like this, which disturbs people's visual nerves and makes people dizzy." Zhao Lao immediately said the key point.

But even knowing this was the case, it was enough for him to be shocked.

The old dean had a serious expression on his face. It seemed that old Fang must have encountered some unbelievable things back then, so he didn't reveal anything when he came back.

"If you can't look at this mask for a long time, how can you study it? How can you identify it?" Liu Shijun asked.

Fang Xing said with a smile: "It's good to cover part of the pattern. After reading this part, cover the other part to see other parts."

Others nodded, this is a good idea.Of course, it can also be identified with relevant scientific instruments.So identification is not a problem.

According to the method Fang Xing provided, they first covered half of the mask.

If you look at the other half, you will find that the pattern on it is very strange, a swirling pattern, which seems to plunge people's eyes into the abyss of the universe.

"This golden mask is a bit thick." Zhao Lao said.

Half of the gold masks they had come into contact with before were relatively thin. After all, they were worn on the face. If they were too heavy, it would be inconvenient.Like the golden mask of Sanxingdui, it is made of a piece of gold leaf.

The gold mask of Sanxingdui was beaten paper-thin by ancient craftsmen. The shape of the gold mask is even more exaggerated, with big protruding ears, diamond-shaped eyes, high nose bridge, and wide open mouth. The overall shape is majestic and sacred.

The mask in front of me is 31 centimeters high and 23 centimeters wide, oval in shape, with round eyes, raised brows, protruding browbones, tall and narrow nose bridge, and a horn-shaped crown on the top of the head.

"This mask should not be worn on the face." Fang Xing said.

Liu Shijun was stunned for a moment: "The mask is not worn on the face, where should it be worn?"

Mr. Zhao nodded: "I don't think so. Such a big mask is placed on the face, covering the whole head. Therefore, it is likely to be decorated on a statue."

If so, it makes sense.

The old dean has a different opinion: "It's not necessarily true, maybe it's because King Xian himself has a big face, or the shaman Zhu and priests at that time had a big face."

What is certain is that the identity of the person wearing this mask must be extraordinary, not an ordinary person.

The old dean guessed that it was either Xian Wang at that time, or the high priest and Wu Zhu who were in charge of sacrificial activities at that time.Xian Wang is the grass-headed emperor of the ancient Dian Kingdom. This kind of grass-headed emperor often likes to take this kind of godly way.

This time, Mr. Zhao did not forcefully refute.

Although the relationship with this old guy is not good, academically, he doesn't know how to fight hard, so it doesn't make sense.

At this time, Jiang Wanyu from the auction house came in from the outside and saw that everyone was appraising the treasure, her eyes lit up immediately.

"Mr. Fang, this is..."

Fang Xing was speechless. In the eyes of this woman, there are probably only those antiques and cultural relics left.

"It's hard to say whether this golden mask, a treasure presented to the king by the ancient Dian Kingdom, is his own." Fang Xing said casually.

The old dean looked at Jiang Wanyu, then at Fang Xing: "This mask is considered a national treasure! It's best not to auction it."

Mr. Zhao sneered: "Are you teaching others how to do things? Even if you are an elder, it is better for you not to intervene if the things belong to them. Would it be better for Xiao Fang to donate them to your museum?"

These days, how many precious cultural relics and national treasures Fang Xing has contributed, even Mr. Zhao has nothing to say.So, seeing this old guy interfering in other people's decisions now, I couldn't see it.

Although the golden mask is precious, it is not absolutely untradable.

Of course, it's better not to let this kind of treasure out of the country.

The old dean choked for a moment, especially when he saw the subtle expression change on Fang Xing's face, he sighed inwardly, knowing that what he said just now made people unhappy.

It's right to think about it. People tell me how to deal with the treasures of my own family. Anyone with a bit of a temper will feel unhappy.

"I didn't say I want to donate, you old ghost, don't add oil and vinegar?"

Jiang Wanyu was overjoyed, seeing the golden mask, her first reaction was to think about how to persuade Fang Xing to put it up for auction.

The character Xian Wang may not be very famous in ancient times, but in modern times, because of the exaggeration of TV dramas and movies, he is quite famous and has gimmicks.

As for the golden mask, she also knew something about it.

In the auction market, there are many ancient masks, but they are basically bronze masks.

China is one of the countries with a long history and the richest types of masks in the world.In previous archaeological excavations, various masks were unearthed from time to time.

Humans have been wearing masks for thousands of years. In primitive societies, in order to get close to their prey, hunters usually used masks to dress themselves up as various animals for hunting.

With the development of human civilization, the types and materials of masks are becoming more and more abundant. Masks made of gold, jade, ivory, bronze, and cast iron make people feel a unique Chinese mask culture. It also plays its own unique functions.

Gold masks are rare, and it seems that they haven't appeared in the auction market much.

However, in the past few years, some museums held overseas exhibitions and provided collections of national treasures - Golden Masks of the Warring States Period.During the exhibition period, in order to ensure the safety of the Golden Mask of the Warring States Period, the organizer will insure it at an insured price of 1.2 million yuan and take strict security precautions.

It can be seen that the gold mask can be measured and valued at a price of tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.

"Why cover the other side?" Jiang Wanyu asked curiously.

Liu Shijun explained with a smile: "The pattern on the mask has a hypnotic effect. We were all tricked just now."

What?
Jiang Wanyu was very surprised, is there such a thing?
It seems that this mask is even more valuable!Even the golden masks of the Egyptian pyramids do not have this miraculous phenomenon.It can be said that this mask is unique in the world!

"There are still some bronze slips here, you can decipher the writing on them." As he said that, Fang Xing took out bronze slips that looked like bamboo slips from the box, with ancient characters engraved on them.

The old dean and the others were overjoyed, and quickly put down the golden mask.

Compared with gold masks, they prefer cultural relics with text, and can learn more historical information.

(End of this chapter)