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Dear List Members<br><br>
The FAKE seal of "Oniyahu", depicting a sailing ship, published
by Nahman Avigad and Benjamin Sass 1997 (WSS no. 84)<br><br>
was sold last week at Christie's Auction in New York for $75,000 + 25%
commission. ($93,750)<br><br>
See it at:<br><br>
<a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/an-israelite-dark-gray-jasper-scaraboid-circa-5747499-details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=5747499&sid=baee5aba-5574-42c3-b9b8-df96165fc561" eudora="autourl">
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/an-israelite-dark-gray-jasper-scaraboid-circa-5747499-details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=5747499&sid=baee5aba-5574-42c3-b9b8-df96165fc561</a>
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The sale took place several days AFTER I told them that the seal is a
fake !!<br>
I even sent them the picture of another fake seal made by the same faker
but they ignored it.<br><br>
This is for the second time they offered a fake Hebrew seal. <br>
In the previous case they withdraw the item from the sale but this time
they preferred to sell it. This is a shame !<br><br>
Sincerely<br>
Robert <br><br>
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<font face="Calisto MT" color="#0000FF"><i><u>Robert Deutsch, Ph.D.
Tel-Aviv University<br>
</u>Archaeology - Epigraphy - Antiquities - Numismatics<br>
Chair: Israel Numismatic Society - Tel Aviv Branch<br>
7 Mazal Dagim Street, Old City of Jaffa, Israel 68036<br>
<a href="http://independent.academia.edu/RobertDeutsch" eudora="autourl">
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