Glossary of Key Terms:
- Art Authentication: The process of verifying the genuineness and origin of a work of art.
- Forgery: An imitation or copy of a work of art made with the intention to deceive.
- Kouros: A type of freestanding ancient Greek sculpture depicting a nude male youth.
- Marble: A metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, commonly used for sculpture and architecture.
- Provenance: The documented history of ownership of a work of art, from its creation to the present.
- Scientific Analysis: The use of scientific techniques (e.g., radiocarbon dating, material analysis) to determine the age, composition, and authenticity of an object.
- Stylistic Analysis: The process of examining the artistic style, techniques, and characteristics of a work of art to determine its origin and authenticity.
- Due Diligence: Reasonable steps taken by a person in order to satisfy a legal requirement, especially in buying or selling something.
- Confirmation Bias: The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.
- Artificial Aging: Processes used to make an object appear older than it actually is.
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