Antiques - Art - Ceramics - Murals - Paint

Feb. 23, 1970 - Treasures recreated by British Museum: A made to measure antiquities service which operates from a dingy, former furniture warehouse in North London is daily exporting reproductions of some of Britain's most important art treasures. And it is all perferctly legal. For a fee you can arrange to have anything from a marble bust of the Roman Emperor Augustus to a full size representation of the Pharaoh Rameses II. This secret factory is operated by the British Museum as a service to museums throughout the world and the public. No member of the public has ever been admitted to these extraordinary workshops, principally because of security reasons. Photo shows Rameses II joins another cast, at the British Museum's secret reproduction factory in North London

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Admitted Antiquities Anything Arrange Augustus Dingy Exporting Extraordinary Joins Measure Museums Operated Operates Pharaoh Principally Rameses Reasons Recreated Reproduction Reproductions Throughout Treasures Warehouse Workshops

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