A guest on BBC’s Antiques Roadshow was left chuckling after expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan gave a whopping valuation for a “scary” statue he bought for just £40.
The expert described the statue as “a scary-looking fellow”, but the guest confessed to “loving the item”. The guest shared what he knew about the statue before the expert could share his knowledge.
He said: “I know some things about him but I kind of found him on an online auction site. He was fun and very interesting.”
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“His facial expressions… I hadn’t seen anything like them before. His fangs, his eyes, and his protruding eyeballs.
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“I just thought the detail was fascinating to me, you know? So I did a small bit of research and it seemed to indicate that he came from Java.”
As Ronnie nodded in agreement with the guest’s findings, he continued: “I believe that he was dated maybe the 11th or 12th century, but I’m not sure.” “Maybe we should swap places,” the expert joked, impressed by the guest’s knowledge of the statue, reports the Express.
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Focusing on the statue, Ronnie confirmed: “You’re right about a lot of those things. It is the Javanese name, the god of the underworld.
“So he is responsible for eclipses and so everybody gets afraid of eclipses and they think they’re gonna lose the sun or lose the moon. He was sent down to us to keep human beings in line in their mythology, but instead of keeping humans on the straight and narrow, he started eating people.”
“Okay, that’s quite interesting,” said the guest, clearly surprised. “But we don’t know if it’s real or not, do we? We have to be sure that it’s real,” Ronnie added.
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Upon examining the statue, Ronnie revealed that it might be nearly a millennium old. “It is the 11th or 12th century,” he clarified then asked: “So what did you pay for it online?”
“I paid a whopping £40,” the guest answered simply. The expert concluded: “An auction valuation for this would be between £1,000 and £2,000.”
Taken aback by the sizeable valuation, the guest could only giggle in response. Later on, he added: “Wow, that is fantastic.”
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