Egyptian fakes : masterpieces that duped the art world and the experts who uncovered them / Jean-Jacques Fiechter ; [translated from the French by Susan Schneider].
Publication details: Paris, France : Flammarion, c2009. Edition: English-language edDescription: 251 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9782080301116 (hbk.) :Uniform titles: English. Subject(s): Forgery of antiquities -- Egypt | Art, Egyptian -- ForgeriesLOC classification: N 5350 .F43813 2009| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi | N 5350 .F43813 2009 | Not for loan | 001919 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-247) and index.
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."
Translation of: Faussaires d'Egypte.