The Geographer's Library

The Geographer’ s Library
electricians on a “workers’ retreat” were pressed into service. The icon was
reported lost one day after the electricity was restored and two days after the
electricians returned to Chirchik.
One year to the day after the Tereyu figure disappeared, Correa’s grandson
found him in the drying shed, his brains on the wall and a shotgun in his
hands.
Estimated value: Optimists would estimate its value at roughly
$70,000, realistic sellers at $55,000, and shrewd buyers at no less than
$45,000. Tereyu icons, rare and old as they are, tend to fetch between $15,000
and $45,000, depending on condition, for a single stone panel, and $30,000 to
$70,000 for a carved wooden diptych or triptych in good condition.
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