Didier Attaix Posted July 18 · Supporter Share Posted July 18 Hi everybody, Hixenbaugh, a very serious seller of NYC, has currently for sale a fake: https://hixenbaughancientart.com/product/egyptian-faience-amulet-of-a-falcon-headed-goddess/ 1. There is no falcon-headed goddess, I did check. 2. I do not like at all the faience, despite the provenance story: this amulet was previously for sale by Eisenberg of Athena Galleries. 3. This amulet is unsold since 5 to 8 yrs and the price gradually decreases with time... Best Didier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted July 18 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 18 36 minutes ago, Didier Attaix said: Hi everybody, Hixenbaugh, a very serious seller of NYC, has currently for sale a fake: https://hixenbaughancientart.com/product/egyptian-faience-amulet-of-a-falcon-headed-goddess/ 1. There is no falcon-headed goddess, I did check. 2. I do not like at all the faience, despite the provenance story: this amulet was previously for sale by Eisenberg of Athena Galleries. 3. This amulet is unsold since 5 to 8 yrs and the price gradually decreases with time... Best Didier Have you written to Randall Hixenbaugh to express your concerns? He is usually responsive to emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted July 19 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 19 No Donna, I don't as this is delicate. Furthermore Randall was kind enough to send me the copy of a label of an artefact previously sold by Nicholas Tano in Cairo in the 1920's, to compare with a similar label of an artefact in my collection. It turned out that my artefact was a fake with an actual label (not a copy) of Tano... Do you think I should email Randall? Best, Didier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerpen2306 Posted July 19 · Member Share Posted July 19 I know the goddess Hathor had a reference to Horus in one of here names. So maybe it can be Hathor, but I have to check once at home. I was quickly looking your reference of the dealer : beginning with coins, one of the first was a new style tetradrachm, very expensive and written used for paying the construction of the Acropolis and tje Peloponnesian Wars ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted July 19 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 19 10 hours ago, Didier Attaix said: No Donna, I don't as this is delicate. Furthermore Randall was kind enough to send me the copy of a label of an artefact previously sold by Nicholas Tano in Cairo in the 1920's, to compare with a similar label of an artefact in my collection. It turned out that my artefact was a fake with an actual label (not a copy) of Tano... Do you think I should email Randall? Best, Didier There's no harm in doing so, especially if you're polite and non-confrontational and provide decent evidence for your contention. Saying "there is no falcon-headed goddess" is not enough, unless you show how extensive your research has been on that question. Because if there is any evidence of other representations of such a goddess, I assure you that Randy will know of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted July 19 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 19 (edited) 19 minutes ago, antwerpen2306 said: I know the goddess Hathor had a reference to Horus in one of here names. So maybe it can be Hathor, but I have to check once at home. I was quickly looking your reference of the dealer : beginning with coins, one of the first was a new style tetradrachm, very expensive and written used for paying the construction of the Acropolis and tje Peloponnesian Wars ? Hixenbaugh is primarily a high-end antiquities dealer in his brick-and-mortar store. Ancient coins are very much a secondary business, and are not his area of greatest expertise. They tend to be as expensive as one might expect in a Manhattan gallery. Edited July 19 by DonnaML Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted July 21 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 21 (edited) Concerning my previous message I contacted Marcel Marée of the British Museum, see attachment. Best, Didier Edited July 29 by Didier Attaix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted August 8 · Supporter Author Share Posted August 8 Hi everybody, As recommended by DonnaML, I finally did contact Randall Hixenbaugh to let him know of the sale of this possible fake. Randall immediately withdraw it of his sales, which is not surprisingly, but fully appropriate. I am copying his reply below: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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