GUEST: My daughter-in-law found it when she was cleaning out, helping to clean out her great-aunt's house in New York. She gave it to me and we thought it was just a piece of junk.
APPRAISER: I'm going to tell you a lot about it. Okay. But I don't want you to
faint.
GUEST: Okay.
(both laughing)
APPRAISER: It's very old.
GUEST: All right.
APPRAISER: It's roughly about 2,000 years old.
GUEST: Whoa! Are you kidding? (laughs)
APPRAISER: I'm not kidding you. It's only a fragment.
GUEST: Yeah?
APPRAISER: It's part of a bigger piece. It's a scene on here of sculpture.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: And how it's done in relief, it's called repoussé.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And how it's done, it's done from the reverse side.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: Now, this is 24-karat gold.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: I work in 24-karat gold, so it's very soft, and you got to be careful.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: The back is all hammered. This most likely was a headband.
GUEST: Oh!
APPRAISER: Somebody, somebody made a pendant out of it. It's Greek. If you look at the carving on here, it's the king sitting down, and the maids are coming, and they're bringing in another Mate. And this is a satyr...
GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: ...with the tail. A piece like this in today's market, if it comes up for auction, could easily go for anywhere from $8,000 to $12,000.
GUEST: (gasps) Holy cow! (laughing) Oh, my gosh, okay.
APPRAISER: You got me today.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: You got me today. (laughing)
GUEST: (laughing) Okay, you got me today.
