Richard Bott

The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology - Volume 111, Number 1-2 Table of contents for The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 111, 1-2

New issue of The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Vol. 111, Nos. 1-2 (2025) journals.sagepub.com/toc/egaa/111... @suzannearnold.com @christianknoblauch.bsky.social @richardbott.bsky.social

I remember that glass portrait well. I think I found one offered through a jeweller too...

Worth noting that some reports suggest around 70% of seized 'antiquities' in that part of the world are now fakes. I'd be surprised if this is authentic. Almost an exact copy of the kylix. Bar one missing and another misplaced leaf, even the placement of the leaves and bunches of grapes match).

My new article, ‘Miscellaneous Fragments' and 'Specimens of the Faker's Art'
Fake Papyri and the British-American Papyrus Syndicate, is out

An ancient manuscript. Along the left margin is a drawn-on octopus whose tentacles point out important sentences on the page.

In the 14th century, someone who didn't have a highlighter handy thought to use octopus tentacles to mark the most important parts. I love it so much

(Manuscript from the Bankcroft library, UC Berkeley)

Top German Archaeologist Accused of Faking Prehistoric Discoveries German archeologist Axel von Berg was among the world’s most respected. Now, his historic findings are being called into question.

"Recent investigations, however, have revealed that the skull fragments belong not to a Neanderthal but to a human from the early Middle Ages, making them much less significant"

news.artnet.com/art-world/ar...

An interview with the Director of Sudan Museums regarding the recent looting: theconversation.com/sudans-natio... - by myself & Richard Bott (Macquarie)

Little late to the party, but could I be added too please?

Sudan’s national treasures have been stolen – we spoke with the director of museums The war in Sudan has seen the looting of the country’s museums. Heritage boss Ikhlas Abdel Latief speaks about the losses.

Our interview with Dr Ikhlas Abdel Latief, Sudan’s director of Museums, about the recent looting of the Sudan National Museum

theconversation.com/sudans-natio...

How far through his files have you gone? From memory he has photos of the papyri offered (including a number of forgeries) but not screenshots of the actual listings

Italian Authorities Charge 38 in $215M Art Forgery Ring Italian authorities dismantle a forgery network selling fake works attributed to Banksy, Warhol, Picasso, and Miró, averting $215 million in potential losses.

www.occrp.org/en/news/ital...

“The cross-border investigation uncovered additional workshops, yielding more than 1,000 counterfeit artworks and over 500 fake certificates and stamps of authenticity.”

A friendly reminder that ‘certificates of authenticity’ provide little actual security