Imaging technology has revealed that ancient swords smuggled into the UK recently have been altered by modern-day forgers, who replaced many of the original iron blades with bronze ones.
A cache of 3,000-year-old Iranian swords seized at Heathrow Airport have been revealed to be fakes created using ancient hilts and blades. Collectors and museums began widely acquiring Iranian ...
A cache of 3,000-year-old Iranian swords seized at Heathrow Airport have been revealed to be fakes created using ancient hilts and blades. Collectors and museums began widely acquiring Iranian ...