A pink limestone head of an Amarna Princess is now on sale on ebay.
Only 195 thousand dollars Going once, going twice....
http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... inauctions

It's supposedly a piece from the Mansoor collection.

I wonder who will end up buying something like that. I would have suspected that an art dealer would go through somewhat more private means.

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I admit it, it would be so awesome to have your own collection of Ancient artifacts, I did, for awhile have a coin collection, and have some Roman coins from Cleapatra's time, and LOVED to hold them and think about how the fact that someone, that long ago used it to purchase wine, or oil, or linens, etc, but in all reality, I believe pieces like that belong in museums, where everyone can share the beauty of it and learns its story. Alas, I don't think that in my lifetime, I will have $195,000 to spend so friviously Cool to look at though!

I read the news on the italian forum of egiptology...
I think it's non possible to sell art works like this to other people! Things like this make me get angry!

Yes, objects like this should be in a museum. Not in someone's private home/collection.

There is still some question about the authenticity of some of the pieces in the Mansoor collection isn't there?

I agree with you, too!
Nobody can deprive, in my opinion, other people by seeing or examinating this wonderful artefacts!
Grrrrr!

bye bye

Chiara

There's quite a debate still going on regarding the authenticity of the Mansoor collection. There are some authorities on
egyptian art that firmly state that the pieces are fakes--well made, but not from the Amarna Period.
There are others that also firmly believe that the are "real".
IMOHO, the just don't have the look of authentic pieces from the Amarna Age, but I am not an authority!
One of the Mansoor brothers posts on a web site I go to all the time. He seems to be a very likeable person, but foams at the mouth if anyone expresses an doubt about the collection.
So far, as far as I'm concerned, he has not proven his point.

Oh well, what kind of a price! $195,000.00 I'm amazed why just people think they can sell a beautiful work like this expecially if it's from the Amarna age! But is it real? And if yes, how could the egyptologists give the permission to do this? If it is really an amarna artwork, I hope it's just a bad joke to sell it.

Yes, Lostris, I agree with you! I think it's a bad habit to convince people buy something that - on the contrary - is not true!!