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A Fake Porphyry Head
01/1984 | 970 | 126
Pages: 18-20
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Author:
Cook, Brian (Cook, Brian)
Subjects
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London / Rome (historical region)
subjects:
Sculpture / Forgeries
subjects:
Porphyry
subjects:
Roman (ancient) sculpture
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Figs. 35-38. Porphyry Head. Height 43 cm. (British Museum). Reproduced with the Permission of the Trustees of the British Museum. [forgery]