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#71
Senatus Consulto / Re: Senatus Consulto
Last post by Historica - June 03, 2024, 10:39:15 AM
Here are a few of the fakes Mr Pederson of Senatus Consulto is selling right now.

https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1489752/Scarce-Egyptian-steatite-stone-scarab-seal-Seti-1294-1279-BC
The inscription here has nothing to do with Seti 1.
Mr Pederson writes>>>.

"..... inscribed with the royal name / cartouche of Seti I, 1294-1279 BC. .... Thanks to a good collector friend reassigned from Thutmosis (men kheper re"
Was correct the first time! Inscription is  Men Khpr Re Ka Re. Yes, for Thuthmosis III.
But a fake!

https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1488480/Bifacial-stone-seal-inscribed-for-Amenhoteb-II-deified-Thutmosis

"one side dedicated to father of Amenhoteb II, Thutmosis III and engraved with his cartouche and throne name. The other side engraved with the name of Amenhoteb twice"
Who is Amenohoteb?? Mr Perserson always writes Amenhotep incorrectly  with a "B".
Yes, one side with Men Khpr Re for Thuthmosis III but the other side is badly wrong: just Neb Maat: the faker forgot to put the Re sign. And Mr P knows so little about glyphs that he does not notice.


https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1488468/Rare-Wedjat-Eye-Amulet-Inscribed-Cartouche-Hatshepsut
Is it even in faience??
The whole eye looks badly wrong and has a fish tail!


https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1490905/Fine-quality-inscribed-Egyptian-torquise-Faience-Ushabti-Late-Period
Well known fake type. Even looks brand new!
see Dr Bron's great website for infos on this type of fake.
https://www.collector-antiquities.com/real-or-fake/fake-egyptian/fake-shabtis-section-5/fake-shabtis-section-5-page2.html



https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1473781/Large-Egyptian-stone-heart-scarab-1st-millenium-BC
Crazy! Look at fotos!


https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1473594/glazed-faiance-amulet-Jackal-Anubis-Egypt-1070-330-BC
Never was Anubis made like this! Tourist souvenir thing.


https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1473496/Massive-Egyptian-inscribed-glazed-heart-scarab-1st-millenium-BC
As Kelly in past posting here above noted so much Mr Pederson knows that he shows this fake upside down


https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1492717/Fine-Mesopotamian-Cuneiform-clay-tablet-late-3rd-mill-BC
Crazy fake with marks that are not cuneiform signs


https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1492506/Inscribed-terracotta-plaque-female-deity-Babylonian-2nd-mill-BC
The same as above and the style is so unlike Old Babylonian plaques which were never carrying cuneiform and of course this is just marks, no cuneiform signs there at all.


So Mr P sells many fakes and also does not understand Egyptian glyphs or cuneiform at all.


Graham
#72
Artemission / Artemission
Last post by Archaic - May 29, 2024, 09:41:05 AM
Yes, surprising and shocking, but true!

See here: https://ancientartifakes.net/smf/index.php/topic,822.0.html
#73
Senatus Consulto / Re: Senatus Consulto
Last post by gaius asinius - May 28, 2024, 08:51:14 PM
Really pathetic how easily shysters can rip people off with total impunity on these online toilets masquerading as marketplaces. Profits ahead of common decency are corporate slogans at ebay, Catawiki, et al.   
#74
Senatus Consulto / Re: Senatus Consulto
Last post by Kelly123 - May 28, 2024, 07:05:47 PM
Yes, that's the problem! And from what I've heard he really sticks to his guns. It's just about impossible to persuade him he's possibly made a mistake.


My contribution:

#https://www.trocadero.com/stores/Senatus/items/1473496/Massive-Egyptian-inscribed-glazed-heart-scarab-1st-millenium-BC

He knows  so little about hieroglyphs that he seems not to know he shows this  fake upside down.
Definite fake: several so called glyphs there are not real hieroglyphs and it looks as if it is pierced lengthwise which heart scarabs are not.

Kelly
#75
Senatus Consulto / Re: Senatus Consulto
Last post by gaius asinius - May 28, 2024, 06:48:21 PM
Give the devil his due, for God's sake. Mr Pederson knows enough to convince folks for years everything he sells is genuine
#76
Senatus Consulto / Re: Senatus Consulto
Last post by Jerry F - May 28, 2024, 06:38:01 PM
Oh, I have some old screenshots of fake scarabs sold by Mr Pederson.
In fact I think that combo of saved images must have come from me years ago!
I was in some email exchanges with him a while back: he is seriously deluded about how much he knows!
He really seems to think he is an  expert whereas he actually knows very little!
Jerry
#77
Senatus Consulto / Senatus Consulto
Last post by Archaic - May 27, 2024, 03:19:38 PM
Long time established seller in Denmark.
Sells very wide range of things including antiquities about which clearly he knows rather less than he thinks he does!
Hi needs to buy some books on ancient artifacts!
Here for example some scarabs he has sold. Some really very very badly made fakes.
Admin
#78
Started "Go Fund Me" page to get this crook euthanized. Donations tax deductible.
#79
Yet more fake pieces from this notorious seller which are copied from artefacts in the Louvre Museum.
Here the fake masker missed the important detail that the legs of the throne are anumal legs.
Kelly
#80
Cannot speak to numismatics but quick look-see through Roman & Medieval artifacts reveals metal detecting miscellany with wild and crazy attributions and pricing. That $40.00 "Silver-gilt Medieval seal ring with initial circa 14th century AD" for ten times as much really takes the cake.