Name of Object:

A historical fake

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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Date of Object:

c.1810

Inventory Number:

Rich fake 60m

Provenance:

Iraq

Description:

An early example of a fake antiquity. It was made by impressing a real tablet into new clay. The typology of fakes has changed as our familiarity with and understanding of tablets has grown.

Type of Object

Fake clay tablet

Citation of this web page:

"A historical fake" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;2;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 002