In 1941 Poulsen suggested that these statues were evidence of looting at the site of Nemi between the last excavation of Orsini (1895) and the first government lead excavations of Morpurgo (1924-1928). The statue group were published as genuine by Reinarch in 1909. Interestingly Poulsen seems unambiguous about connecting the bronzes to the temple of … Continue reading Looted or Forgery? A 1909 mystery