Friday, March 14, 2014

David head requires
Wisdom of Solomon

 

This is not a Purim joke

A United Press International (UPI) article heded cq ,Lawsuit: Company, art museum have identical David sculptures tells of a two-headed David - or more accurately, two heads of David.

It seems both the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and a private company, Latipac Inc., claim to have a bust of Israel's King David. The head allegedly was "south portal of the west facade of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris and dates back to circa 1145. David got a "nose job" during the French revolution.

Latipac Inc. wants to sell it's David and believes the Met will "publicly deny the genuineness of plaintiff's piece," ergo its suit.

Provenance

Frankly, who would want damaged goods?

Apparently lots of people with lots of money.


The Met's David.