The art of the fake artifact
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When the media fooled the world
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Nature and creatures that never were
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Modern digital deceptions
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Master of Famous hoaxes throughout history
schopenhauer The Art of Fake Artifacts
That ancient golden crown (golden crown!) Was a brand-new fake (brand-new fake!) That fooled the town! (Oh yeah!)
schopenhauer Test your knowledge of history's most famous hoaxes and curious counterfeits with this interactive trivia game about the art of the fake artifact.
schopenhauer The Louvre Museum purchased a magnificent gold tiara in 1896, believing it belonged to an ancient Scythian king, only to discover it was modern.
Cardiff Giant replica: Showman P.T. Barnum offered $50,000 to buy the Cardiff Giant, but when rejected, he simply built his own fake giant and drew even larger crowds.
schopenhauer A ten-foot-tall stone giant dug up in Cardiff, New York, in 1869 became a massive tourist sensation before being exposed as a fake.
An item, such as a document or work of art, that has been forged or counterfeited. In 1869, George Hull fabricated the Cardiff Giant, a stone forgery falsely marketed as a petrified ancient human.
What did P.T. Barnum do when he was refused the purchase of the Cardiff Giant?
How did goldsmith Israel Rouchomovsky prove he made the Tiara of Saitaphernes?