False Gods: ‘Ancient’ Forgeries Fool Art Markets

Archeologists and art experts are concerned about a wave of forgeries that have appeared on the art market. The fakes are meeting the growing demand for collectable art from the global jet set, but even the musuems are being fooled.

The Flora in Berlin's Bode Musuem. A da Vinci masterpiece or 19th century fake?
The packed auction room at Sotheby's in New York was filled with feverish anticipation when...

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