Chapter 1136: Cleopatra's True Face

Indeed, as Jack said, many things in the Khan Khalili market are made in China, but they are absolutely impossible to buy in China, probably because there is no market.

The shop window displays a series of plaster statues or plaster reliefs, such as Ramses II, Tutankhamun, Akhenaten, Nefertiti and other famous ancient Egyptian pharaohs and queens.

Of course, it would be difficult to convince the public that there is no face of Cleopatra VII, after all, her popularity is not inferior to any of the above.

In fact, there are several plaster casts of her here, all prominently displayed in the windows.

"Habibi, what do you need?"

With a mustache and a well-built figure, the store owner greeted him with a smile. His eyes paused for a while on Zhang Zian's hair color, and then he stared at Fina's hair with a little surprise.

Habibi means dear friend, although his tone is very enthusiastic, but he may insert two knives on the price of his friend if he is not sure.

Gao Ke and his party who were walking in front realized that Zhang Zian had fallen behind, so they returned to check the situation.

Jack said to the shopkeeper, "We want to see your merchandise."

"Welcome, welcome! The products in this store are high quality and cheap, and it is perfect to buy them back as souvenirs." The owner gestured a "please" gesture to welcome them in, "Where are the distinguished guests from?"

"My friends are from China." Jack introduced.

"China!" The owner's eyes widened, "There are very few customers from China visiting our store, which really makes our store flourish!"

This is true. There are not many Chinese tourists in Egypt. Although many people will buy some souvenirs to go back, basically no one will buy the plaster statues of these ancient leaders of foreign countries, because most Chinese people are very fond of plaster statues. I'm not interested in this kind of thing, and it's against the law to buy it back and put it at home. The most suitable place to put it should be an art classroom or a European castle.

Zhang Zian is an ordinary person, if he himself, he would not take the initiative to walk into this kind of shop, the style is too elegant.

"The products in this shop are all handcrafted, and the quality is impeccable. Please choose whatever you want." The shop owner was full of confidence, then raised his hand to block He He's cell phone, and said with a smile, "This shop refuses to take pictures, please put down your cell phone."

"Why? It's not a rare thing!" He He was rejected, very unconvinced.

Jack didn't translate her words, but explained to her that when you come to Egypt, you must obey the Egyptian regulations. Many places in Egypt are not allowed to take pictures. A while ago, a foreign tourist refused to listen to dissuasion and took pictures at will, and was locked up in the police station. moon.

"Hmph! It's boring!" He He put down his phone angrily, pulled Gao Ke and said, "Senior brother Gao, let's go to another store."

Gao Ke and the others are not interested in this shop, because they don't know any of these plaster figures. The aesthetics of ancient people is completely different from that of modern people. There are neither handsome men nor beauties in these plaster statues. After a few glances, they feel uninterested.

But it's not good to just leave Zhang Zian like this, it seems that the team is too disunited, it's a joke for outsiders, so Gao Ke whispered a few words of persuasion, and finally coaxed He He not to make a fuss and leave.

When they calmed down, Zhang Zian pointed to the display cabinet and asked, "Are there only plaster statues of Cleopatra VII?"

Jack translated his words.

The shopkeeper was surprised, but he didn't show it. He said with a smile, "The guests have great eyesight too. These are the plaster statues of Cleopatra VII. I wonder which one do you like?"

"What? These are Cleopatras?"

After Gao Ke and Xiao Tianyu heard this, they immediately became interested. After all, Cleopatra's fame spread far and wide, and they really wanted to know what this famous beauty in history looked like.

Not only them, but He He, who was clamoring to leave just now, was also very curious. Out of a comparison mentality, she also wanted to see how beautiful Cleopatra was, so that she would fascinate all beings.

In the window, a row of plaster artwork lies quietly on the red velvet fabric,

It looks elegant and exquisite against the background of soft lighting.

The first is not strictly a head or a bust, but a relief on plasterboard. The subject of the relief is a woman wearing a towering crown of feathers, holding an unidentified cup-shaped object, with a young boy at her side. The woman is shown in profile, with smooth facial lines and a plump face, but that's all, without any distinctive personal characteristics. If this is Cleopatra, then the little boy next to her must be Caesarion, her son with Caesar.

"What! I can't see what it looks like at all!" He He said what everyone was thinking.

The shopkeeper explained with a smile: “This is a mural from the Temple of Dendera. It represents the connection between man and God, which is very meaningful.”

But Gao Ke and the others didn't care about the implication at all, they just wanted to know what Cleopatra VII looked like, so they continued to look down.

The second one is a plaster full body figure, a woman is naked, holding a scepter and looking majestically into the distance, and in the middle of the crown on her head, three ferocious cobras stand side by side. Although this woman's face is three-dimensional, it has basically erased the feminine features of her appearance, making her look very fierce. It is not so much a woman as it is a deified ruler to deter the enemy.

Xiao Tianyu said with emotion: "If this is my wife, I might become frigid."

Gao Ke joked: "Frigidity is still light, if this is really your wife, I guess you will always be in the sage mode in the future!"

Zhang Zian was worried that Fina would get angry when he heard their joke, so he quickly glanced at Fina, but the strange thing was that it wasn't angry, and didn't even pay too much attention to the full-body portrait.

The third is a plaster relief. On a circular plasterboard is the profile face of a woman with her hair in a bun. Compared with the former two, this woman is more like a human than a god. She has a high nose, deep eyes, and a slightly protruding chin, which has typical European characteristics and also conforms to Cleopatra VII's identity as a Greek. But the problem is... This face is really not good-looking, which makes people suspicious. Is this the original face of Cleopatra?

"It's so ugly! This is Cleopatra? I'm so disappointed!" He He couldn't help complaining, "Is the ancient people's aesthetics so weird?"

Gao Ke and Xiao Tianyu couldn't hide their disappointment.

The corners of Fina's eyes were covered with frost, revealing unbearable anger.