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#62952. peasypod
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It was once displayed in a prominent US museum which paid well over 2 million dollars for it. Later accounts reveal that it was rejected at another prominent museum in the 1930's for its authenticity. What was the object, which museum suffered the blunder and where did the 'copy' originate from?
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lanfranco
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I'm thinking about it, as is the Maven, but everything we've considered doesn't quite fit the description. Either the price is wrong, or I can't confirm that the object was on offer in the 30's and regarded as dubious by some museum's curatorial staff. The closest I came was the Kimbell's Sumerian statue disaster, but it was never exhibited.
And, of course, if this isn't a standard work of art, but rather a book, a document, a coin, a stamp, or a musical instrument, I could spend weeks on this.
But I shall persist. Never fear.
Mar 01 06, 5:44 PM
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peasypod
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Now that you mention it, I've researched it a little further and the amounts seem to fluctuate. Some references say 2 million, others say 1 million. As to the type of art piece, I'm feeling rather generous today so I'll blurt out that the tortoise might still make it...
Mar 01 06, 8:21 PM
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peasypod
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You still out there 'thinking' Frankie? A quickie clue------I'm sure the folks at J.Paul Getty are rather sheepish about the whole affair.
Apr 01 06, 5:30 PM
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peasypod
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Ok, Frankie, after 4 months are you still persisting or shall I throw another clue?
Jun 21 06, 5:17 AM
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lanfranco
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I'd forgotten about this one.
How about the "Skopas" head of Achilles, which turned out to be a probable copy by a student of a cast in Athens? The Metropolitan in New York turned it down in the 30's.
When I was a grad student, we were assigned a little Getty publication on this head called "Skopas in Malibu." We found that title infinitely amusing for some reason. However, I could write a much longer book on the subject of the antiquities problems at the Getty:
 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DD1E38F937A35752C1A96E948260
Jun 23 06, 11:28 AM
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peasypod
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Thank the Lord. Lemme just blow the dust off this banana.
Jun 23 06, 5:15 PM
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