A question of authenticity and date: Roman copies and Ptolemaic
originals
Sally-Ann Ashton
Egyptian-style sculptures from the Roman
period are often dismissed as modern forgeries on account of their
unusual proportions and stylised features. This article considers
the Imperial Roman fashion of using Egyptian and Egyptianising
sculptural representations concentrating on three statues of
questionable authenticity.
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Ashton, S-A., 'A question of authenticity and date: Roman copies
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