In the Forger’s Workshop: Hellenistic Terracottas and the Mold-Made Fakes of Centuripe

Abstract

A small group of Hellenistic figurines in the Libertini Collection of the Catania University Archaeological Museum is the focus of an ongoing authenticity study. These are all unpublished and comprise both genuine and fake figurines, as well as others that appear suspicions. Ancient Greek figurines of the Hellenistic period used as prototypes and mold-made replicas of these same figurines have been identified in other museum collections and in vintage photographs that belonged to Mr. Antonino...