The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

"...The bronze tripod in the early Western Han Dynasty was appraised by the British without inscriptions, but I think it is likely to be from the late Warring States period or the Qin Dynasty.

It may take hundreds or even hundreds of years to spread from China to Egypt, but it is a pity that the real thing will not be seen again. "

At this point, Zhang Nan asked: "Director of Agriculture, in the early Western Han Dynasty, I mean, before Zhang Qian's envoy to the Western Regions, our Central Plains had direct contact with the Middle East, even the Near East and North Africa?"

"There must be non-governmental or semi-official contacts, and there may be official contacts. The war has destroyed too many records.

For example, Xiao Zhang, you play antiques. There were jadeware carved from Hetian jade in the Shang Dynasty. How did this raw material come from? "

Zhang Nan smiled, just now she was like herself.

We can’t be based on the historical records that are currently known. The Hetian jade of the Shang Dynasty cannot be flown to you from the southern part of the western Xinjiang to the vicinity of present-day Yu Province. It was properly brought by people.

Since there is demand, there will be a market, and the Shang Dynasty traveled from the southern part of Western Xinjiang to the Central Plains. This difficulty...

Nong Bosheng on the other end of the phone continued: "I am inclined that the bronze tripod on your side should have passed through the Persian region, and then spread to Egypt and Sudan.

I remember that there are data showing that China and Persia, the exchanges between China and Iran today, can be traced back to 300 BC, when Qin, the westernmost part of the Warring States Period, became stronger with Persia’s Achaemenids. Communication between dynasties.

Many Iranians still call China Qin, which may be a legacy of tradition.

By the time of the Han Dynasty and the Persian Parthian dynasty, in addition to non-governmental exchanges, there were also frequent exchanges between governments at that time. "

Speaking of this, Nong Bosheng feels a little digress, and academics are easy to be led into the ditch: busy to make up for the history of Xiao Zhang, and finally drag the Spring and Autumn Ding to the top of the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Ding.

"Xiao Zhang, can't you recognize the word in the title of King Chu?"

"Curator, bird seal script, I can't compare to you!"

"That thing may have been taken by the Assyrians from Elan from the 8th to the 7th century BC, or it may be a later Mede. By 550 BC, it was the Persian Achaemenid united by Cyrus the Great. The early Persian empire during the German dynasty is possible.

Both the Assyrians and Cyrus's ancient Persia have captured ancient Egypt, and these are all possible. It was a Chu Wangding tripod. The casting period is likely to be after 704 BC, depending on which generation of Chu Wang was cast..."

"Are you sure it's 704 BC?"

It feels like the curator of agriculture is fascinating! This can be guessed.

When Zhang Nan asked, the curator on the other end of the phone almost took a breath!

If his students dared to ask such a question in front of him, the end would be miserable!

As for Xiao Zhang...

Forget it, one is that the brain can't be beaten, and the second Zhang Nan is not studying history, so you can't force it.

"That's the time when the barbarians of Chu State gave themselves the title of king. Was there a king of Chu before?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nan reacted. The "barbarian" Nong Bosheng mentioned was Chu Wu Wang Xiongtong: This barbaric was not scolded by others, but he claimed to be threatening others!

In the thirty-fifth year that Xiong Tong served as the monarch of Chu, in 706 BC, Chu invaded Sui.

But because of the more complicated reasons such as non-fighting and succumbing to the soldiers, the Chu army did not forcefully attack the country, but instead forced the Hou to threaten the emperor Zhou on behalf of the Chu country.

Xiong Tong said: "We are barbarians. Now the princes of the Central Plains are betraying the emperor and attacking each other. I also have an unremarkable team. I want to participate in the political affairs of the Central Plains and ask the Zhou royal family to honor me. ."

Following Hou's fear of the military might of Chu State, he did not fail to comply with this request. He sent an envoy to Zhou Tianzi, requesting the honorary title of Chu State Monarch, but Zhou Tianzi did not agree.

In the thirty-seventh year of Xiong Tong's reign, that is, 704 BC, he informed the state of Chu with Hou that Emperor Zhou refused to raise the name of Chu Jun.

When Xiong Tong heard the news, he was furious: "My ancestor, Wan Xiong, was Zhou Wenwang's teacher and died very early.

King Zhou Cheng mentioned my grandfather, but he only gave the land of my ancestor the baron and let us live in Chu land.

Now that the barbarians in the south are all obedient to Chu, and the Zhou royal family does not promote Chu's title, I have no choice but to call myself honorable! "

So Xiong Tong immediately proclaimed himself king, called "King of Chu Wu".

The Xiong of Chu State became king, setting a precedent for the Chinese princes to claim the king, but because of the decline of the Zhou royal family at that time, he was helpless with this move of Chu State.

The fifth-class male title of Gonghou Bozi is not an imported product, it is the creation of the ancestors of China. The dukes, earls and so on in the West are nothing more than the "equivalence" of the Chinese people in order to understand the western titles.

As for the title of the "King of Chu", although the king of Chu Wu before Xiongtong was called the King of Chu, this low-level mistake is generally not made in the bronze rituals of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Speaking of this, the problem of the copper tripod spreading to the west of Congling seems to be solved, but what about the east of Congling?

The kings of the Kingdom of Chu all called themselves Southern Barbarians, and you can imagine what a barren land in China Southern was.

The ancient Silk Road has always been from the north, because the wild jungles in the south are far more terrifying than the deserts and snow-capped mountains in the north!

Although from the modern map ~www.readwn.com~ it is much closer to reach India from the south through the Indochina Peninsula than to cross the Pamirs from the west, but think about how terrible a savage mountain is, you know that this road is not accessible!

How did the ritual vessel of the "Southern Barbarian" reach Sudan?

The long distance on the map of China is the most magical question. To answer this, you must first identify the inscription inside the copper tripod!

Of course, it is also possible that modern people will never know what happened 2500 years ago, but exploring the unknown is one of the most fascinating things.

"Xiao Zhang, you quickly rub out those words and fax it to me right away."

"No problem, there are still photos, I will have someone wash it out and fax it over today."

"Okay, then I'll wait in the office, you write down the fax number."

When Zhang Nan heard this, he hurriedly said: "Don't, Director of Agriculture, I'm in Sudan. I have to find a fax machine that can send international faxes. It is more than 100 kilometers away from the nearest major city.

Also, I don’t know if Sudan can take color photos. I’ll write down the fax number first. You go home first, and I’ll call you as soon as I get it done. "

"Okay, then do that.

By the way, if the bronze cauldron can be exhibited in Sudan, if there is a chance, it is best to let it come back home and have a look. "

"Okay, I will try my best. There is a similar clause in the agreement that allows some cultural relics to be exhibited in Sudan for a period of time."

Hung up the phone, and it started to act.

As soon as I saw that Adjani was looking at herself with wide eyes, she said, "Come on when you are curious."

As soon as I got out of the RV, I saw Alyosha taking the shade in the shadow of the car.

"Alyosha, let someone go and find that Saval, just say I'm asking him for help."

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