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Egyptian Fakes: Masterpieces that Duped the Art World and the Experts Who Uncovered Them - Hardcover
Egyptologists and forgers have been battling for over a century: the connoisseur’s eye vs. the ingenuity of the "artists" and their impressive creations, some considered authentic for decades before being withdrawn from major collections. A market for Egyptian artifacts has existed since the Phoenicians, but it gathered strength through the nineteenth century when museums sprung up, archaeological digs revealed ever-greater treasures, and tourism flourished, bringing numerous collectors in their wake. Jean-Jacques Fiechter introduces us to a series of colorful individuals and illicit deals set against a backdrop of golden sands and sinister backrooms. He retells the stories of "masterpieces" that found their way into the collections of the Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, and British Museum—and discusses how forgers plied their trade, while also retracing the pioneering inquiries led by the first "fake-busters."
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Jean-Jacques Fiechter, a historian and author of numerous prize-winning academic works on Egyptology, is also well known for his art forgery novels, including Death by Publication and A Masterpiece of Revenge.
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The truth behind the most incredible fake ancient Egyptian art mysteries, told in a lively, suspenseful, and well-documented page-turner.
"The book is a paranoiac’s dream, telling of new carvings that were bathed in acid, boiled in tobacco and rolled in bitumen dust to look and even smell old." ~New York Times
"The book is a paranoiac’s dream, telling of new carvings that were bathed in acid, boiled in tobacco and rolled in bitumen dust to look and even smell old." ~New York Times
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- PublisherFlammarion
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 208030111X
- ISBN 13 9782080301116
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