A museum displayed a fake sculpture for 15 years before realizing it was a replica.

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The Getty Museum acquired what they thought was an ancient Greek kouros statue. For years, it was displayed as a genuine artifact. Scholars eventually noticed inconsistencies and tests revealed it was a modern forgery. The museum had to remove it. The shame wasn't just about the fake—it was that experts had verified it. Forgeries succeed because authentication is subjective, resting on expert opinion rather than objective truth.

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