A 'bog'-standard fake?
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A 'bog'-standard fake?
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Published 2019-02-28T10:43:00+00:00
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This statuette is part of a group of stone figurines purchased by The British Museum in the 1930s. Said to be from ancient Yemen, they were later identified as fakes. Reinforcing the deceit, the workshop that produced them appears to have been mocking the trade in antiquities by deliberately carving the figures to resemble someone sitting on a toilet.
Technical Information
| Date published | 28/02/2019 |
| Complessità | Easy |
More Information
| Title | A 'bog'-standard fake? |
| Date | Early 20th Century |
| Medium | Stone |
| Credit | Yemen, purchased by The British Museum in the 1930s |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | British Museum |
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