1/5 Ryan H. 3 years ago on Google β’ 5 reviews
If
you're
going
to
be
spending
hundreds
or
thousands
of
your
hard
earned
dollars
hunting
the
internet
for
fascinating
pieces
of
history,
the
Sadigh
Gallery
is
NOT
the
place
to
do
it.
I
know
that
the
idea
of
owning
an
Egyptian
Ankh,
a
Sumerian
cuneiform
tablet,
or
Greek
jewelry
is
exhilarating,
and
you
most
certainly
can
purchase
real
examples
of
all
these
things
through
the
web.
However,
when
spending
any
sum
of
money,
doing
intensive
research
on
the
background
of
the
business
is
imperative,
and
just
a
cursory
glance
at
the
Sadigh
Gallery's
infamous
reputation
in
the
fine
arts
world
of
passing
blatant
fakes
off
as
authentic
artifacts
(and
pricing
them
accordingly)
should
be
enough
to
let
you
know
that
you
should
steer
clear.
This
business
thrives
off
the
uneducated
but
eager
collector.
The
Sadigh
gallery
is
extremely
enticing
in
this
regard
as
it
has
somehow
managed
to
procure
artifacts
that
would
typically
be
of
immense
importance
and,
more
importantly,
expense,
and
offers
them
at
a
fraction
of
the
cost
(i.e.
things
like
ancient
burial
shrouds
and
very
large
segments
of
ancient
steles,
things
that
would
certainly
go
for
thousands,
if
not
tens
of
thousands,
at
reputable
auctions).
Collectors
have
also
been
quick
to
point
out
that
certain
artifact
listings
have
been
purchased
multiple
times,
indicating
mass
manufacturing
of
fake
artifacts
(yes,
believe
it
or
not,
they
didn't
make
100
perfect
copies
of
the
same
exact
shabti
figure
in
ancient
egypt).
Beginning
collectors
are
correct
in
thinking
that
it
would
be
an
incredible
opportunity
to
have
ancient
Egyptian
papyrus
paintings
for
only
$600
or
an
ancient
cuneiform
tablet
for
the
same
price,
yet
never
stop
to
consider
if
it's
too
good
to
be
true
(it
most
certainly
is).
Do
your
research
folks.
There
are
tons
of
articles
and
forums
out
there
that
lay
out
the
unethical
and
downright
fraudulent
business
practices
of
the
Sadigh
Gallery
in
detail.
If
you
want
authentic
rarities,
I
would
suggest
well
known
auction
houses
such
as
Heritage
Auctions,
Sotheby's,
Christie's,
or
Sedwick
Auctions.
Many
of
the
reviews
left
here
for
5
stars
have
been
paid
for,
but
the
few
5
star
reviews
that
seem
genuine
tend
to
follow
the
same
line:
"Cool
artifact
for
a
great
price".
Ladies
and
gents,
if
you're
getting
a
"one
of
a
kind"
relic
for
a
"great
price",
I
have
news
for
you...
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