The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls: The Adventures of Eugène Boban
- ISBN-10
- 1789200962
- ISBN-13
- 9781789200966
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 348
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-11-29
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Authors
- Jane MacLaren Walsh, Brett Topping
Description
Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully “palmed off” a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe’s leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century.
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