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[SunkenCiv]

Looked for an earlier topic (regarding the "discovery"), found nothing.

The ancient Egypt statue from Bolton (circa 2003)
by Jack Malvern
Arts Reporter
The Times
March 27, 2006

The Amarna Princess, described as being a representation of the half-sister of King Tutankhamun, had impressed the British Museum and Bolton Museum because of its detailed provenance. The anonymous vendor claimed that his great-grandfather had bought it at the auction of the property of the Earl of Egremont in 1892.

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[SunkenCiv]

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[coconutt2000]

It would be ironic if the forgery wasn't their work, but was instead a forgery from ancient times of a real statue.

[Publius6961]

This simply validates the notion that "art" is worth no more and no less than what someone is willing to pay for it.

Me? About $40 is tops...

[Dustbunny]

It obviously worked for a while.

[S0122017]

But it doesn't even look Egyptian. Should have made an actual researcher more alert. What's next, ancient Egyptian pink plastic bracelets?

The statue is in a style that greek and romans may have loved, but Egyptians portrayed their females always thin.
They also wouldn't display their princess freakin naked.