Curator St John Simpson reveals what happened after he saw a rare plaque from ancient Iraq on an online auction site.
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Fake antiquities made for unsuspecting collectors
5 May 2020
5 May 2020
When UK Border Force discovered two trunks of suspicious-looking antiquities, Museum curators were on hand to work out whether they were fakes or the real thing. Here curator St John Simpson explores the illicit trade of fake antiquities…