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The Most Expensive Antiquities in the World
In the past, gold was used as one of the precious objects with the highest exchange rate. Especially if the shape of gold bullion, the exchange rate is much greater many times compared with the gold shaped pieces. But it seems that the popularity of gold as the most expensive item has been somewhat decreased because what is now regarded as high-value objects is the ancient antiquities. Antiques are defined as an interesting object whose age has reached hundreds or even thousands of years since it was first made in the time of ancient world civilization that has been found through expeditions of valuable objects that exist throughout the world. There are even objects that have been from generation to generation until now. These objects can be anything, such as a jar, home furnishings, paintings, carvings, weapons, and so on.
Goods that can be called ancient antiques are items that are more than hundreds of years old. The antique itself is defined as an ancient or valuable piece of art as a cultural object, but if the context is seen from our present day, the notion of antiquities is unique, hard-to-find or hard-to-find objects and also items of their own strange, limited edition, and some even assume goods with mystical power can be used as antiques. All these items are considered antique because it is his age who has been physically long enough. Of course the antiques will attract the interest of collectors of high value items. Usually these antiques are often found in places selling antiques and auction places.
Antiques do not have to be forever sold to collectors after being discovered. If the object is the cultural heritage of the country, usually the object will be sold directly to various existing museums. Here are some ancient antiques with the most expensive prices in the world.
Qianlong porcelain urn
The price of this jar is about 81 million US Dollars. This jar was made in the 18th century by the Qing Dynasty in China found by Gene Johnson in an area called Pinner, one of the cities in England. This jar looks very beautiful, the carvings decorated in gold, pastel yellow, and sky blue with flower patterns and also pictures of two fish. This jar was auctioned in 2010 as an artifact from China with the most expensive price in the world.
Codex Leicester
This object is an antique document containing the manuscripts or scientific manuscripts ever written by Leonardo da Vinci. It is estimated that this manuscript was made from 1504 to 1508. It sold for 30.8 million US Dollars at an auction in New York in 1994 and became a collection of Bill Gates. This text of the contents of the relationship between art and science in the form of a mixture of scientific processes about astronomy, water properties, rocks, fossils, air, and light.
Crown of Emeralds and Diamonds
The ancient antiquity of the prince of Germany named Guido Henckel von Donnerschmarck was auctioned and sold for 12.7 million US Dollar in 2011 in Geneva. This crown was made around the nineteenth century adorned with 11 rare gems of emerald gemstone that can be found in Colombia with pear-like shapes with more than 500 carats and there are also diamonds of various sizes adorning the entire parts of the crown that this beautiful...
