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Miguel Diaz:
I've bought two artifacts from Eftis.

1) Deep Red Ancient Egyptian Ptolemaic Glass Bangle dating to around 100-250 BC.

2) Ancient iron age Cypriot snow man figure dating to 800-1000 BC.

I am not a specialist of these artifacts, but I would want to know if these are fakes or not.

legio_gemina:
Hello,
first of all, let me say you have bought from one of the worst fake antiquities seller on Ebay.
Well, not all his artifacts and coins are fakes, but a 70/80% of what he sells is fake. He received many emails from other dealers and expert collectors signaling his fake items, but he simply ignored or even answered in a rude way and never removed items. Not only he sells fakes but he is not in good faith. He obviously protect auctions with private bidder, so you can't even contact bidders alerting them if they're buying fakes. Shame on Ebay as well that does nothing despite the various email sent about this seller.

Anyway, let's come to your items. Glass and terracotta aren't my main area of expertise in antiquities, i am specialised in ancient arms and jewellery, anyway, the bangle could be fake, while the statuine could be genuine (it is glued anyway, i wonder how much you paid for it). The statuine IS NOT a snowman (how funny!) nor probably cipriot, it is probably a statuine of a god, syrian-elamite, iron age, valued around 150/200$.

Hope this can help you.

Best

Legio

P.S.= I hope Eftis will read this message and I hope he will be enough "man" to answer with intelligent comments, since he usually ignore or attack anyone that question his items.

legio_gemina:
Yes,

make a post in the yahoo group "ancient artifacts", he's full of member that are dealers or expert, everyone has its own are of specialize, so I think someone can help you.

Miguel Diaz:
Thanks you very much !


--- Quote from: Legio Gemina on May 17, 2006, 04:32:16 am ---Yes,

make a post in the yahoo group "ancient artifacts", he's full of member that are dealers or expert, everyone has its own are of specialize, so I think someone can help you.



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gavignano:
I don't have enough guts to buy something from EFTIS, even though some of his stuff looks ok. Now, I'm a newbie - what about this solidus of Constantius II - its got nice even wear on the hair, field scratches, etc. Can't afford it, but trying to learn. I don't see cast evidence...What do you think?

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