Background on Benin Kingdom fakes for a story by Freakanomics podcast

  • Kathy Curnow (Participant)

Activity: OtherProfessional Service

Description

They were running a story on some purportedly genuine Benin bronzes in abandoned luggage that had been deposited in a holding facility in Alabama, and asked if I felt they were genuine. I did not, and had extensive discussions with them regarding what markers pointed to modern versions of hisstoric items.
Period2023
Held atFreakanomics podcast