The Magic of Forgery: Patterns of Distraction in the Authentication of Suspicious Objects

This article surveys and categorizes problematic arguments that recur in academic authentications of suspicious objects, especially biblically-related forgery cases (often arising from antiquities markets). Academic authenticators are often attracted to the “allure of significance” promised by unpro...

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Main Author: Klawans, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of ancient Judaism
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 291-320
Further subjects:B unprovenanced objects
B Authenticity
B Provenance
B antiquities markets
B Forgery
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