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It describes how experts were initially divided on whether a large ancient Greek statue acquired by the Getty Museum was authentic. Scientists concluded it was authentic due to the aging of the marble, but other experts had doubts upon immediately seeing it. Their doubts increased when letters documenting its history proved to be forgeries. It was ultimately deemed a forgery that resembled a statue made in a workshop in the 1980s. The document shows how initial intuitive impressions from experts could prove more accurate than lengthy scientific analysis.