Chapter 1138: The Scepter of the Mayan Empire

In Ye Tian's eyes, the head of this six-pointed star golden scepter not only radiated the golden light inherent in gold, but also mixed with a brilliant yellow light, and the two blended together, indistinguishable from each other!

From the intensity of this yellow light, Ye Tian could accurately tell that this was a golden scepter head from eight hundred years ago.

In addition to the brilliant red light, the appearance of this golden scepter head is also wrapped with more than a dozen layers of charming halos, which is pleasing to the eye!

What these more than a dozen layers of charming halo shows is its extraordinary artistic value and collection value, as well as the cultural research value behind it!

Obviously, this is a very rare piece of Indian antique art, and it is worth a lot of money!

The reason why Ye Tian made this judgment that the head of the scepter was related to the Golden City was, of course, his basis.

The first is the text on the head of the scepter, on the six corners of the head of the golden scepter of this six-pointed star, there is a hieroglyph engraved on the front and back, adding up to a total of twelve hieroglyphs!

These twelve hieroglyphs are all different, they are not repeated, and each one represents a different meaning!

From this alone, Ye Tian could be sure that this was the golden scepter head of the Mayans, a product of the Indian Mayan civilization!

As a symbol of royal power, this golden scepter head is already very rare, and the existence of these twelve hieroglyphs has doubled the value of this golden scepter head!

At this point, antique artwork is the same for all civilizations, without exception!

Antique works of art engraved with words are the most representative evidence of their own civilization, and they are by no means comparable to those utensils without words!

As a branch of the Indians, the Maya are the only people in the Americas who have left written records, and the rest of the peoples have no written records to pass down, or have long disappeared into the long river of history!

Ye Tian had seen Mayan hieroglyphics on some of the Indian antique artworks he had handled before, and although he did not understand the meaning of these words, he had no problem identifying their origins.

Moreover, he can accurately determine the age from which the relevant antique artwork comes from, and combined with the creative style, it is naturally very easy to identify the civilization from which the antique artwork comes from!

Of course, just a dozen hieroglyphs were not enough to support his judgment that this scepter head was related to the Golden City!

The more important evidence is that the patterns engraved under the hieroglyphs are all over the front and back of the head of the golden scepter, and the engraving is full!

All the patterns are sacrificial scenes, sacred and solemn, and they smell of blood! Because the sacrifices that appear in these patterns are all human beings, and their posture and attire should be prisoners of war!

Sacrifice from prisoners of war was one of the Maya's favorite things to do, as did other Indians, and some tribes even sacrificed their own people!

The place where the Indians performed their sacrifices in the pattern was a temple that radiated golden light, very tall, similar to a pyramid, but with a square roof.

Through these extremely fine engraved sacrificial patterns, you can learn about some scenes of the Maya's life, and you can also see their superb seal carving skills!

The sacrificial motifs depicted on the head of the golden scepter, as well as the square-topped pyramid temple radiating dazzling golden light, are in line with the legend of the Golden City, which is widely used in Central and South America.

Another point is that the Mayan civilization, which is the most dazzling in the ancient history of Central and South America, and the Aztec civilization, which originated from the same origin as the Mayan civilization, were destroyed by the hands of the Spanish colonists!

At the beginning of the 16th century and the end of the 17th century, they were completely destroyed by the Spanish colonizers and disappeared into the long river of history, leaving only the marks of their existence everywhere!

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Spaniards received the golden scepter head, which symbolized the royal power of the Mayan Empire.

Perhaps this was the private collection of the last Spanish governor of South America, and when the Bolivarian army was about to invade Lima, it was hastily packed into oak crates along with several other pieces in an attempt to transport them back to Spain!

But who would have thought that Captain Thompson, who was in charge of transporting this treasure, would meet Qian Yankai and slaughter all the Spaniards at sea, throw them all into the sea to feed the fish, and then take the Lima treasure into his own pocket!

Nearly two hundred years later, this famous pirate treasure was found by Ye Tian again, and this golden scepter head, which symbolized the royal power of the Mayan Empire, also appeared in front of his eyes!

In addition to the sacrificial motifs as the main body, there are also some patterns of animals and plants, as well as the sun, moon and stars on the head of the golden scepter, which are scattered in various locations!

In addition, there are some tiny lines that are not visible, which are wrapped around those square-topped pyramids, and it is difficult to spot them without paying attention!

Ye Tian also relied on his perspective ability to discover the existence of these tiny lines.

He did not dare to draw conclusions about what these lines meant, and only after careful study and consultation with some experts and scholars who studied the Mayan civilization could he know their significance.

They may point to the location of the Golden City, or they may not make any sense, just simple decorative patterns!

But no matter what, at this time, Ye Tian had already made up his mind that he must take down this rare golden scepter head at all costs.

The golden scepter head, engraved with more than a dozen hieroglyphs and symbolizing the royal power of the Mayan Empire, is already a priceless treasure!

What's more, it may also point to the lost Golden City, which is a huge treasure in the legend!

All in all, perhaps this golden scepter head is the most valuable treasure in Lima's treasure!

After his gaze stayed on the head of this six-pointed star golden scepter for a while, Ye Tianfang reluctantly shifted his gaze and looked away!

What he saw next was also all kinds of dazzling gold and silver treasures, which made his eyes dizzy!

Soon, he quickly took a quick perspective of the crate on this side, and then withdrew his gaze, ending the perspective!

Due to the angle, there are some boxes in the middle that cannot be seen through, and I don't know what they contain, presumably gold and silver, or various jewelry, and other valuable treasures!

Ye Tian is not in a hurry, there will be an opportunity later, so why rush for a while!

As long as he wants, he can always get ahead of the others, understand the situation in the box, and make decisions in his favor in advance.

After exploring these boxes, Ye Tian pretended to walk to the depths of the cave again, using a strong flashlight to explore the situation in the depths of the cave!

It was about five minutes before he came out of the depths of the cave and came to Pique's side.

At this time, Pique continued his work, with the help of the light of the strong flashlight, one by one to probe the words on those wooden boxes, very serious and very excited, his eyes were shining, like a searchlight!

"Okay, Pique, you don't need to identify them one by one, the answer is very clear, this is the treasure of Lima that has made countless people frantically search for nearly two hundred years, like a fake!

The rest of the work is up to Jason and the rest of the company, and the Columbia guys, and the Costa Ricans, that's their job!

They will take a careful count of every chest, every gold bar, every silver ingot, every jewel and diamond, and other precious gold and silver treasures that none of us can take away!"

Ye Tian said with a chuckle, interrupting Pique, who was working seriously.

Hearing this, Peake immediately raised his head and said excitedly:

"You're right, this is indeed the treasure of Lima, every chest is from Lima City, and every one of them is full of gold and silver treasures, which is really amazing!"

"Okay, let's not talk about that for now, this cave is very safe, no animals have been found, only some mosses, and nothing else!

You can get those guys who are staying on the top of the cliff down, Professor Douglas and they are probably going crazy, and they don't know how to curse us behind their backs!

Let's go to the entrance of the cave, use those stalagmites protruding from the ground, fix the climbing ropes, arrange two rappelling ropes, and let those guys on the top of the cliff come down one by one!"

With that, Ye Tian walked towards the entrance of the cave!