An entire archaeologist's family dies after unearthing a treasure. As soon as the treasure was discovered, it was transported to St. Petersburg's Hermitage. Specialists were stunned after seeing the find. They have never had such complete collection of artifacts. Each piece of the collection is worth nearly $50 000. However, few know what price the archaeologist and his family had to pay for it. Andrei Chamkin had been searching for the treasure for 15 years. Until one day, he finally found it. The "black" antique market in Sochi was feverish. Its customers could now acquire most rare antique pieces of artwork made of gold and silver at a reasonable price. One local attorney was offered to purchase one of the statues. He in turn went to the experts of Sochi"s Museum of Fine Art in order to prove the statue"s authenticity."In no circumstances should you purchase this statue," suggested head of the museum Peotr Khrisanov to the attorney. "Judging by the artistic work of the piece, this is a remarkable possession of the government."
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