On the Authenticity of Two Presumed Paleolithic Female Figurines from the Art Market
In March 2022, an auction house in Zurich sold two female figurines made from mammoth ivory, along with other prehistoric artefacts. This is a rare occurrence because the scarcity and value of Paleolithic figurines have limited their presence in the international art market. Researchers from the Arc...
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| Main Authors: | Sibylle Wolf, Rainer-Maria Weiss, Patrick Schmidt, Flavia Venditti |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-03-01
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| Series: | Heritage |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/3/104 |
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