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245 14 a| The man who invented Aztec crystal skullsh| [electronic resource] :b| the adventures of Eug©·ne Boban /c| Jane MacLaren Walsh and Brett Topping.;

246 30 a| Adventures of Eug©·ne Boban;

250 a| First edition.;

260 a| New York ;a| Oxford :b| Berghahnc| 2019;

300 a| xv, 312 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index;

505 0 a| Introduction: on the trail of crystal skulls -- Caveat emptor -- Between old world and new -- Mexico: ancient to modern -- Mexico at mid-century -- The Emperor's antiquarian-a collection takes shape -- Confronting a different Paris -- Marketing a collection -- A premier collection -- Narratives of provenance -- The Rue du Sommerard decade -- Of fakes and fakers -- From student to teacher-dealer to curator -- Good deals and bad -- Back in business -- Fingerprints on crystal skulls -- Courting the Smithsonian -- Of fakes, forgers, and frauds -- "El Tocayo's" triumph -- Later life -- Afterlife -- Epilogue.;

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520 a| "Eug©·ne 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 Eug©·ne Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century."--Provided by publisher.;

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Author/creator	Walsh, Jane MacLaren
Other author	Topping, Brett, 1947-
Format	Electronic
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York ; Oxford : Berghahn 2019
Description	xv, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Boban, Eug©·ne. Archaeologists--Biography. Crystal skulls--History. French--Mexico. --Biography. Mexico--Antiquities. --Forgeries. Swindlers and swindling--Biography. Art dealers--Biography. Archaeology--Latin America. --Miscellanea. Latin America--Antiquities. --Collectors and collecting. --History.

Portion of title	Adventures of Eug©·ne Boban
Contents	Introduction: on the trail of crystal skulls -- Caveat emptor -- Between old world and new -- Mexico: ancient to modern -- Mexico at mid-century -- The Emperor's antiquarian-a collection takes shape -- Confronting a different Paris -- Marketing a collection -- A premier collection -- Narratives of provenance -- The Rue du Sommerard decade -- Of fakes and fakers -- From student to teacher-dealer to curator -- Good deals and bad -- Back in business -- Fingerprints on crystal skulls -- Courting the Smithsonian -- Of fakes, forgers, and frauds -- "El Tocayo's" triumph -- Later life -- Afterlife -- Epilogue.
Abstract	"Eug©·ne 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 Eug©·ne Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018047588
ISBN	9781789200959 (hardback : alk. paper)

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