Hey, how's it going?
Oh, pretty good.
What do we got here?
So this is an ancient Egyptian piece of stonework
that my family got from a garage sale.
So your family definitely had this before the Luxor
was around, right? - Yes.
OK.
Yes.
I'm here at the pawn shop today to try
to sell my ancient Egyptian stonework piece.
The Egyptian stonework is framed.
It's in good condition, I think.
I believe this would be an ancient Egyptian piece
from the Fourth Dynasty, BC.
We had somebody take a look at it,
and that was their best guess on what it would be.
I'm hoping to get $25,000 for my ancient Egyptian stone work.
This is pretty cool, man.
It's definitely carved in the style of ancient Egypt,
and it has what looks like a pharaoh.
Have you ever seen this before?
I haven't seen this, in particular.
But it looks like it's sandstone,
which is what they used.
It's a stone.
It's really malleable and you can carve in it like this.
Do you mind if I take a look at it?
No, go ahead.
It's all stable on here?
Yeah.
It just seems weird, a piece of rock
held on to a piece of cloth.
Looks like they used hot glue.
Something-- maybe hot glue and Velcro?
I don't know.
Did you have it framed?
Did your family have it framed?
Not as far as I'm aware.
It came that way.
I mean, it's always been kind of one of the jokes--
is this really 4,000 years old, or was this somebody's
high school art project?
We don't know.
Have you ever had it looked at?
So my parents have an archaeologist friend who's
been to Egypt tons of times.
And he looked at this and said that he thought
it was Fourth Dynasty, but he doesn't
have the credentials to stamp something
and say it really is what it is.
Yeah, I mean, it-- it looks really cool
and carved in the style, but it seems to be
missing any signs of aging.
And the whole hot glued on to a frame thing
is kind of weird to me.
Are you looking to sell it?
Yes, I'd like to sell it.
OK, and how much are you looking to get out of it?
$25,000.
OK.
Do you mind if I have a buddy of mine check it out?
No, that'd be great.
You want to give Bob Dodge a call?
Yeah, I'll be right back.
All right, hang out.
I'll be back in a few, OK?
OK.
I hope the expert tells us that it's real,
that it's from the Fourth Dynasty, BC,
and it's everything that my dad said it was.
- Hey, what's up Bob? - Corey, Chum.
How you doing?
Double trouble!
Yeah.
So this is from ancient Egyptian artifact.
Whoa.
Don't come across those all day.
Might I pick it up and take a look?
Oh, absolutely.
And it was acquired--
So it came from my father, and he got it at a garage sale.
Wow.
So it's sandstone, and it's one of the stones that would have
been used in ancient Egypt.
So I'm trying to see just how soft this stone is.
So as you can see, I'm getting little sand bits on my finger
just with my fingernail.
And then I'm also going to feel the surface.
Is it smooth?
Is it sharp?
Anything that's been sitting in the ground for,
let's say 3,000 years, there's going
to be this constant polishing from being buried.
And I'm going to let you guys feel this.
Feel this surface right here.
What's that feel like? - Pretty rough.
- Yeah. - Like sandpaper almost.
Like sandpaper, exactly.
And then I'm also looking at the headdress.
This is not a headdress that was used in ancient Egypt.
So you believe this would be a modern carved piece?
Yeah.
Is it worth anything?
I would give you $20 for the frame if you kept the stone.
[laughs]
The least favorite part of my job.
Whoop, thanks again.
OK.
Thank you.
Sorry.
Well, I guess that's not good news for you.
No, that wasn't the news I was hoping to hear.
Unfortunately, you know I'm just going to have to pass.
Sure.
Thanks for bringing it in though.
Yep.
I'll just put it back up on my wall.
Well, it's unfortunate that it wasn't real.
I guess everything is a treasure until you
find an expert's opinion.