"Hoo ——!"

Ye Tianyan let out a sigh of relief, and began to calm his breathing and adjust his emotions.

The excitement was quickly forcibly suppressed by him, and he was ready to make a move.

"Good afternoon, man, can you take a look at these Portland vases? I've always wanted to buy two to decorate my apartment, but unfortunately I didn't come across them, but I didn't expect to come across them here, it's a nice surprise."

Ye Tian pointed to a few vases on the stall and said, with a surprised expression on his face, the performance was very realistic.

The surprise is real, but if you want to buy two vases to decorate the apartment, that's a fool's errand!

Hearing this, Betty next to her almost couldn't hold back her laughter!

Steven must have found a baby! That's why he came to act, but he didn't know what kind of treasure was in this booth?

This is an antique stall, things are more miscellaneous, oil paintings, porcelain, clocks, handicrafts, and all kinds of imitation antiques, etc., there is everything, there are a lot of goods, dazzling!

Most of the goods on the stalls were of average value, not worth a few dollars at all, and few of them were over $2,000, just a bunch of cheap antiques.

However, in the middle of this pile of cheap antiques, there is a priceless treasure.

This treasure is lying quietly in the stall at this time, waiting for someone to see it!

And this discerning person is undoubtedly Ye Tian!

His eyes were already fixed on the antique, and he was reluctant to look away for a moment.

Fortunately, he was wearing sunglasses at this time, otherwise the stall owner would have noticed the abnormality, his eyes were so bright that they looked like searchlights!

"Good afternoon, Steven, welcome to my booth, please feel free to see! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

The stall owner replied with a smile in his eyes.

He confidently knows a few Portland vases, and he knows how much they are worth!

And he also understands that not only himself, but also all those who have studied the history of European art in a little way, know this vase, and the New York bastard in front of him is naturally no exception.

There's absolutely nothing to be missed here, and Steven, the bastard, doesn't want to take advantage of anything at all.

In the same way, don't take this opportunity to slaughter this New York bastard, it's no fun at all!

The reason is this well-known vase! Everyone knows it's fake!

"Okay!"

Ye Tian nodded in response, then reached out and picked up one of the four Portland vases, placed it on the table in front of him, and began to appreciate it carefully.

His movements seem to be very casual, but the vase he brought out was selected, which was his goal!

The Portland vase, a glass amphora, is the treasure of the British Museum, from the Roman Empire, in the eighteenth century belonged to the Duke of Portland, England, hence the name Portland vase.

The original Portland vase was made at the beginning of the first century AD, and is one of only 15 surviving pieces of ancient Roman gem glass, and it is also the finest surviving ancient Roman gem glass item!

In the eyes of Westerners, ancient Rome and ancient Greek culture are their roots, and the Portland vase from ancient Rome is one of the most perfect works of art, which can be called priceless and highly regarded!

The vase is 24 cm high, the middle circumference is about 56 cm, and there is an ear on each side of the neck of the bottle, which is very symmetrical, and the vase is not large!

The Portland vase has a dark cobalt blue base color, which is translucent, and is covered with opaque white glass carved into seven figures, and the color contrast is very beautiful!

Only one of the figures carved on the white glass is recognizable, Cupid, the winged goddess of love, and the other six are unrecognizable, which are also the images of the Roman gods.

The carved figures are all naked or semi-naked, or sitting, standing, or lying, the posture is very graceful, leisurely, and the image is the same as those unearthed ancient Roman sculptures!

The color, carving, craftsmanship and overall shape of this vase are perfect and full of charm, and it is a work of art of the highest quality.

All Roman gem glass products in history are basically made less than 100 years after BC, specifically from 27 BC to 68 AD.

The main works include vases, large reliefs on the walls, and small jewels, which are very rare!

With the suicide of Nero, the last emperor of the Claudius dynasty of the Roman Empire, this gemstone glass was lost to history.

It was not until the eighteenth century, when the Greek and Roman antiques became popular in Europe, that many imitations of such works reappeared.

Although gemstone glass is a craft dating back nearly 2,000 years and seems to be very ancient, it is quite difficult to imitate, and it takes a long time to make relief glass.

The most realistic replicas of Portland vases are the 1790 replica of Wickywood, the official British kiln, and the 1876 replica of Northwood.

It took three years and countless failures to make the first glass replica of a Portland vase, which shows how difficult it is to imitate!

Since the success of the imitation, the Portland vase has been massively copied until the end of the Victorian era, when this imitation ended.

In recent decades, the British have begun to imitate a large number of them, and replicas of this vase can often be seen on the market, which are sold as handicrafts!

In addition to the age, uniqueness, and superb craftsmanship, this vase also has a lot of mystery, which makes it even more valuable and eye-catching!

Since the discovery of this vase, generations of art historians have studied the mysterious images on the vase, trying to decipher the meaning of these reliefs.

Over the centuries, art historians have interpreted more than 50 of these images, but they have never been able to agree that they represent Roman myths and legends.

Now, the vase has been revered as a puzzle of classical times, even more intractable than the mystery of the Sphinx!

Maybe it would be better if you couldn't untie it, so that it might reduce the charm of this vase!

The vase was first discovered in Rome at the end of the 16th century, and its history is unknown, but since then all the records of its collection, sale, and whereabouts are remarkably clear.

In the European high society, in the field of art collecting, this is a priceless treasure that everyone pays great attention to and is frantically chasing!

At this moment, what was in front of Ye Tian's eyes was the world-famous Portland vase.

Of course, these vases are just replicas!

The original Portland vase is now on display in the exhibition hall of the British Museum, where people can admire, take pictures and experience the splendor of the Roman Empire, and no one should touch it!

The reason for this caution is that this treasure of the town hall was broken to pieces in 1845!

The perpetrator was an alcoholic who smashed a Portland vase to pieces along with the shield with a sculpture, and it is unknown why he singled out the vase.

After some rescue and restoration, this vase was completely isolated, and the protection was so tight that even the museum staff could not touch it!

This vase is the only one in the world, and if you see it outside the British Museum, it must be a replica, and there is no doubt about it at all.

That's why the stall owner will be disappointed, this vase can't be used to blind people at all, unless the brain is sick!