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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 362883, member: 5833"]I wonder how many of these things were seen as, & known perfectly well to be, by those who bought them, reproductions of admired works from classical Greece. Have seen it speculated that there were itinerant Greek artisans who would make sculptures or paint frescoes for the Roman well-to-do. Our take on some things might be akin to someone 2 millennia from now 'exposing' a museum gift shop reproduction of a Rodin as a 'fake'.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got really confused for a few moments while reading the Mentalfloss article when it talked about Hephaestus having forged something.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 362883, member: 5833"]I wonder how many of these things were seen as, & known perfectly well to be, by those who bought them, reproductions of admired works from classical Greece. Have seen it speculated that there were itinerant Greek artisans who would make sculptures or paint frescoes for the Roman well-to-do. Our take on some things might be akin to someone 2 millennia from now 'exposing' a museum gift shop reproduction of a Rodin as a 'fake'. I got really confused for a few moments while reading the Mentalfloss article when it talked about Hephaestus having forged something.[/QUOTE]
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