| Edition |
English-language ed. |
| Description |
251 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Language |
Translation of: Faussaires d'Egypte. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-247) and index. |
| Summary |
Shares stories about convincing Egyptian art forgeries that were considered authentic for decades before being withdrawn from major collections, including those in the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum, and the British Museum. |
| Contents |
Egyptomania, clever copies, and "travel souvenirs -- The first quality fakes : the beautiful Tetisheri in the British Museum and other pastiches -- Some masterpieces of Upper Egyptian forgeries -- Fakes inundate the European market : Ludwig Borchardt's revelations -- The "new schools" of fakes : Scultore Amatore and restoration/forgery in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo -- Oxan Aslanian, the master of Berlin -- A new source of inspiration for forgers : the rediscovery of Amarna art -- The Louvre, Amarna, and Art Deco -- The Mansoor affair, or, The riddle of the lost sculptor's workshop -- The scandal of the Necho scarabs -- In the wake of Ludwig Borchardt and the techniques of modern detection -- Forgery today : from the Nile to the Thames -- Copies, restorations, and composite statues -- The Djehuti dish : the "false fakes." |
| Subject |
Art, Egyptian -- Forgeries.
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Forgery of antiquities -- Egypt.
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Forgery of antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00932821
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Egypt. (OCoLC)fst01208755
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Egyptian art -- Forgeries.
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Egypt -- Antiquities -- Forgeries.
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| Added Title |
Faussaires d'Egypte. English
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Masterpieces that duped the art world and the experts who uncovered them |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Fiechter, Jean-Jacques. Faussaires d'Egypte. English. Egyptian fakes. English-language ed. Paris : Flammarion, ©2009 (OCoLC)653421716 |
| ISBN |
9782080301116 (pbk.) |
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208030111X (pbk.) |
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