An Egyptian bust acquired by a Berlin museum over two decades ago may be a forgery. Scientists at the Technical University of Berlin had discovered the Hatshepsut stone was rich in the minerals magnesite and siderite. No other bust from the Nile region was made of such rock, suggesting that the 16.5-centimetre-high figure might be a modern fake

A third of the Coptic sculptures at the Brooklyn Museum of Art are modern fakes. Its collection of late Egyptian sculpture was, until now, the second largest in North America. Brooklyn curator Dr Edna Russmann, who is concluding a study of the works, warns that other museums which acquired Coptic sculptures in the past 50 years are likely to face similar problems.

The Amarna Princess, Bolton Museum's statuette at the centre of a forgery scam, could be exhibited in the town again. After Judge William Morris ruled it should not be destroyed, it is possible that the Amarna Princess could be put on display once more in the town - this time in an exhibition telling her own remarkable story.

Fraudsters have been jailed for faking ancient artworks, e. g. a statue of an Amarna Princess.