Author: LAPATIN, KENNETH
Title: Mysteries of the Snake Goddess: Art, Desire, and the Forging of History
Description: New York, Houghton Mifflin. 2002, 1st US Edition. (ISBN: 0618144757) Hardcover. Book, An archaeological detective story investigates one of the most famous pieces of ancient Greek art, a gold and ivory statuette, exposing this piece as an invention of the early 20th century and exploring the reasons behind this brilliant forgery.274p.illus bibliography, index. As New/Near Fine - Price Clipped.

Keywords: 0618144757 Ancient Greece Crete Minoan Art Fakes and Forgeries