Få se vad Stierlin säger:
The bust has no left eye and was never crafted to have one.
Faktiskt? Jag trodde givetvis att det är en skada, utgörs möjligen det andra ögat av en bit glas? Sådan kan ju enkelt ramla ut. Hur vet han att där aldrig suttit något?
He also said the shoulders were cut vertically in the style practised since the 19th century while "Egyptians cut shoulders horizontally" and that the features were accentuated in a manner recalling that of Art Nouveau.
Det är alltså hur bysten "skurits" vid axlarna. Detta argument kan jag inte värdera.
It was impossible to scientifically establish the date of the bust because it was made of stone covered in plaster, he said.
Jaha, gips på sten. Ja, det syns på skadan på bakhuvudet. Varför skulle inte sådant material kunna dateras?
"The pigments, which can be dated, are really ancient," he added.
Aj. Nu tappade teorin en hel del i mina ögon. Varför skulle en konstnär 1912 använda gamla färger? I synnerhet som Stierlin menar att det inte var en medveten förfalskning utan snarare pastisch (eller vad det heter):
[...]the archaeologist had hoped to produce a new portrait of the queen wearing a necklace he knew she had owned, and was also looking to carry out a colour test with ancient pigments found at the digs.
But on December 6, 1912, the copy was admired as an original work by a German prince and the archaeologist "couldn't sum up the courage to ridicule" his guest, Stierlin said.
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