Nicolò Bagnasco, Giorgio Bardelli, Luigi Garlaschelli
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Abstract
An ancient false “mermaid” kept at the Natural History Museum of Milan has been examined through X-rays and microscopic observations. It was possible to understand how this artifact was made. The Milan “mermaid” is one of several similar examples known for at least two centuries.