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Metropolitan Museum Reveals Fake Ancient Greek Horse
The Metropolitan Museum of Art disclosed that its famed 15 inch bronze horse, valued as a Greek masterpiece, is a 50 year old fake. Likely cast in Paris after World War I, it fooled many critics until James V. Noble identified a filed down mold mark and misplaced bridle hole as the telltale signs.
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