The three of them stared at each other in silence. If this bronze vessel was truly a Western Zhou iron-cored artifact, it would rewrite the entire history of metallurgy!
Suddenly, the doorbell rang incessantly. On the security monitor stood three men in jackets. The leader flashed his credentials. "Cultural Relics Bureau. We’ve received a report that you are illegally purchasing excavated antiquities!"
Researcher Zhou rushed over to smooth things over, clutching a red-stamped document. "This is an authorized permit for a private cultural relic appraisal pilot program!"
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