Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

Chapter 94
"what is this?"

"Silver Ball!"

"Of course I know it's a silver ball, it's on the label. I mean, what do you do?"

Li Dingan was silent.

Do you think I know everything?

Seeing that he was silent, Chen Jingshu pursed her lips.

So there are things you don't know?
Aside from being funny, Li Dingan also walked to the booth.

The cabinet is relatively large, and there are many things on display, all of which are Islamic religious items.

There are the Quran, prayer blankets, six-tooth hats, Muslim incense, etc., and a string of rosary beads, which look like agate.

Next to the rosary is a silver ball, about the size of a basketball, oval in shape, round on the top and flat on the bottom, and looks like an egg from a distance.

It should have a history of many years, the oxidation is very serious, the whole body is gray-black, and some places are still covered with thick patina.But vaguely, it can be seen that there are patterns of arabesques engraved on the surface of the silverware.

In addition, there are moons and stars inlaid with gold and lapis lazuli, which are very shiny.

This thing is in a standard Arabic style, but strangely, there is a line of Chinese characters engraved on the bottom: The ceremony of the Holy Walk of the Son of He Nuri, Ze Hai, July of the Gengwu Year!

"Who are Nuri and Zehai?"

"do not know?"

"What about the Sunnah?"

Li Ding settled for a moment: "Are you sure you want to know?"

Chen Jingshu thought for a while, but she didn't know what she thought of, her face blushed a little.

Then, she glared at Li Ding'an again.

It's also up to me, obviously you want to ask, okay?
Li Ding'an ignored her and looked at the introduction next to her.

The auctioneer was a wealthy businessman of the Hui nationality, and the scriptures, rosary beads, and this silver ball in this showcase are all his collections.

According to the introduction, these were brought back one after another by his father who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca in the early years, including the silver ball.

The Arabic name of the silver ball is also noted below: "", which is called a religious holy object.

So the price is not low, starting at 30.

Chen Jingshu pointed to the Arabic word again: "What does this word mean?"

"You mean talking?"

"You were fooled?"

Li Dingan smiled, but did not speak.

Chen Jingshu decisively took out her mobile phone, took a photo of the tag, copied it, and pasted it into the search bar.

Immediately, a translation software gave an explanation: , words, the meaning of the words, and the pronunciation: Poliman!

She was a little surprised: "How do you know?"

Li Dingan still smiled without saying a word.

Lei Azhen's main subject is Arabic, but this bastard is busy picking up girls and playing games, but he has no time to do homework.

There was no other way, Li Ding'an could only reluctantly give him a gun.

Of course, earn a lot.

After going back and forth, I learned a lot of Arabic vocabulary.

"Any problem?"

Li Dingan shook his head: "Just curious!"

Curiosity indeed: this silverware has a typical Arabian "mold hammering" style, so there is no doubt about its provenance, nine times out of ten it is Saudi Arabia, maybe Mecca.

However, there was a line of Chinese engraved on it.

What's even more strange is that "Nuri" and "Zehai" are both unique "classic names" of the Hui people, and only the Hui people in China can use Chinese characters to mark them, and only the Chinese have the honorific name "Gongzi".

Moreover, it is in traditional Chinese characters. Looking at the fineness of the silver ball and the patina on it, it must have a history of more than 50 years.So this "July of the Gengwu Year" is likely to be in 1930, which is the Republic of China...

There are too many doubts, and Li Ding'an will be confused for a while, so he is curious.

But after looking at it for a long time, he didn't see why. He could only confirm that the line of Chinese characters was added later, and the engraving was rough.

After thinking for a while, Li Dingan turned his head: "Hello, can I have a look?"

The staff came over: "Which one do you want to see, sir?"

Li Dingan pointed to the silver ball: "This one!"

"It's okay, but sir, be careful, this thing seems to be solid and very heavy!"

Seriously... what are you talking about?

The density of silver is 10.49. A basketball is so big that it weighs at least two hundred catties. The glass display case has been crushed long ago. How can it be so stable?

So, he became even more curious.

"Don't worry, if you really want to smash something, I will definitely pay for it!"

"Okay!" The staff member nodded and opened the cabinet.

Each floor is a push-pull structure. The staff pulled out the display rack, held it steady with their hands, and gestured to Li Ding'an again.

Li Dingan stepped forward and hugged him first.

How can there be hundreds of kilograms?

It weighs only fifty or sixty kilograms when it is stretched to death, so it is definitely not solid.

And it's not very stable, holding it in the hand, it always leans to one side.

After shaking it, but no sound was heard, Li Dingan put it down again, and then knocked around.

In some places it is "嗵嗵", in some places it is "咚咚", and in other places it is "Dede"...

I understand, there should be something inside, because it is tilted, so it will be biased.Therefore, when you knock face to face, there will be different sounds.

But for some reason, it seems that it has been connected to the outer skin, so it can't shake.

What exactly is installed, I don't know.

How it got in there, I don't know.

Anyway, at first glance, there are neither eyes nor holes.

Hmm... No, it seems that there are.

Look carefully, there seems to be a crack at the top of the egg, but it may have been knocked or touched, and the gap is squeezed together.There is also a layer of patina on it, so it is extremely inconspicuous...

Looking at the shallow imprint, Li Ding'an looked suspicious: How do you look at this thing, it looks a bit like... a piggy bank?

Um, a piggy bank?
For a moment, a light seemed to flash in my mind: Poliman... Poliman... a piggy bank?
Haha, is that so?

Subconsciously, he turned on the system.

The name, attributes, place of origin, and attributes are all a series of question marks, indicating that there are indeed other things mixed in.

Looking at the price again, Li Dingan's heart skipped a beat: 8400000.
Count again, yes, it is 840 million...

This price... Could it be that Yuan Shikai used it before?

The problem is that Yuan Shikai is not Hui, either?

After thinking about it for a while, Li Ding'an had a rough guess, and then let go of his hand calmly.

"Let's go!"

Chen Jingshu nodded lightly: "Yeah!"

The two left the exhibition hall with their usual expressions, no different from when they entered.

Walking quickly to the door, seeing no one around, Chen Jingshu suddenly asked: "What is that?"

The voice is very soft, but the expression is very curious, full of thirst for knowledge.

Li Dingan frowned: "Where did I show my flaws?"

"Flaw? I think you've been watching it for too long...so, are you curious?"

"Oh, all right!"

Li Dingan breathed a sigh of relief, "It's the piggy bank of the Republic of China!"

"what?"

"You read that Arabic word!"

What does this word have to do with a piggy bank?
Muttering to herself, she read it twice: "Poliman...Poliman...well, piggy bank?"

Li Dingan nodded and gave a thumbs up.

(End of this chapter)