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Old 05-04-2018, 11:44 AM
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Also, those items are 100% modern reproductions. Deduced from just a quick glance at what is being offered.

The "set of three canopic jars' at min bid of $125 jumped out immediately. Caponic jars are what they put the put the innards (heart, etc) of the Pharaohs, king, princes, princesses into and buried with the mummies in the tombs. Even if they were legal to sell, those would be worth like tens of millions of dollars if not more.

There's nothing wrong with selling or buying reproductions-- I might like a reproduced caponic jar for my bookshelf--, but that the seller doesn't clearly state they are modern reproduction makes him, to put it politely, a deceptive dealer. There's no question he knows they are modern reproductions.

If you do want to get something old or ancient, look into American Indian Artifacts. There are a lot of fakes and reproductions there, but also a lot of legit stuff if you know what to look for. I can give you one quick tip on ancient American Indian arrowheads, stone knives and such. If it's broken, it's more than probably authentic. They forge wholes ones not broken ones. Also, there are legitimate experts in the area that give COAs.

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