Egypt
The collection has had its authenticity questioned in the past. The following two URLs taken from the above-mentioned post are still active, and address some of the issues
A history of arguments for and against is provided by the following article by Edmond Mansoor, from 1971, in English in spite of the paper's title "Je cherche un homme":
http://www.amarnamansoor.com/JeCherche.htm
An article by Gianfranco Nolli in June 1986 (at that time curator of the collection), defending the collection against speculation that "attemtps to descredit the authenticity of the Mansoor-Amarna collection."
http://www.amarnamansoor.com/InDefence.htm
- Amarna Princess Head For Sale
http://www.gazinauctions.com/princess/ "A rare Mansoor portrait sculpture of an 18th dynasty Amarna Princess [ca 1363-1364 B.C.] goes live on eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace. . . . This princess head is in nearly perfect condition, the...
- Revisiting The Mansoor Amarna Collection
Here we have the website of the hotly disputed collection of Amarna period sculptures collected by antiques dealer M. A. Mansoor with some scholars considering the collection to be fakes while others are comfortable as feeling the sculptures are genuine....
- The Saga Of The Louvre Amarna Princess
Though I am not a believer in the authenticity of the art pieces in the M.A. Mansoor Amarna collection I do feel that Mr. M.A. Mansoor was a well respected antiques dealer. The link is from the Mansoor Collection about the Amarna princess which the family...
- The Irrelevant King
This 9" tall limestone sunk relief block in Berlin's Neues museum pertains to show Smenkhkare and Merytaten or even Tutankhamun and Ankhesanamun, no real way of ever knowing who these people are except that they are Egyptian royals from the Amarna...
- Classic: Mansoor Amarna Collection
Here we have the website of the hotly disputed collection of Amarna period sculptures collected by antiques dealer M. A. Mansoor with some scholars considering the collection to be fakes while others are comfortable as feeling the sculptures are genuine....
Egypt
Mansoor Amarna collection to be sold
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb366505.htm
"One of the finest private collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, the Mansoor Amarna Collection, is now available to the public through e-Powersellers. This collection was obtained during the first half of the last century by M. A. Mansoor, a Cairo antiques dealer. Thirty-two of the more interesting and rare artifacts remain in the possession of the family. While rarely shown to the public, the authenticity has been verified independently; a list by several authorities is available upon request." The items are being sold through an online dealer on E-Bay.
I've covered the Mansoor collection previously on this blog:
I've covered the Mansoor collection previously on this blog:
http://tinyurl.com/r6nhb
The collection has had its authenticity questioned in the past. The following two URLs taken from the above-mentioned post are still active, and address some of the issues
A history of arguments for and against is provided by the following article by Edmond Mansoor, from 1971, in English in spite of the paper's title "Je cherche un homme":
http://www.amarnamansoor.com/JeCherche.htm
An article by Gianfranco Nolli in June 1986 (at that time curator of the collection), defending the collection against speculation that "attemtps to descredit the authenticity of the Mansoor-Amarna collection."
http://www.amarnamansoor.com/InDefence.htm
- Amarna Princess Head For Sale
http://www.gazinauctions.com/princess/ "A rare Mansoor portrait sculpture of an 18th dynasty Amarna Princess [ca 1363-1364 B.C.] goes live on eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace. . . . This princess head is in nearly perfect condition, the...
- Revisiting The Mansoor Amarna Collection
Here we have the website of the hotly disputed collection of Amarna period sculptures collected by antiques dealer M. A. Mansoor with some scholars considering the collection to be fakes while others are comfortable as feeling the sculptures are genuine....
- The Saga Of The Louvre Amarna Princess
Though I am not a believer in the authenticity of the art pieces in the M.A. Mansoor Amarna collection I do feel that Mr. M.A. Mansoor was a well respected antiques dealer. The link is from the Mansoor Collection about the Amarna princess which the family...
- The Irrelevant King
This 9" tall limestone sunk relief block in Berlin's Neues museum pertains to show Smenkhkare and Merytaten or even Tutankhamun and Ankhesanamun, no real way of ever knowing who these people are except that they are Egyptian royals from the Amarna...
- Classic: Mansoor Amarna Collection
Here we have the website of the hotly disputed collection of Amarna period sculptures collected by antiques dealer M. A. Mansoor with some scholars considering the collection to be fakes while others are comfortable as feeling the sculptures are genuine....