Replicas vs Originals
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Prayer Niche early 1600s Iran
Sometimes when permission is not given to show the original a museum will have a replica. Most of the time this happens when it goes with a specific exhibition that requires the information and history the piece shows. The image above is a replica but the history of the piece is important to the exhibition it is apart of so its nice to have a visual of the piece. Sometimes if permission is given about information it might be wrong to have the actual piece there because, like the piece above, it holds a significant meaning to the culture and having an original will either be dissrespecful or it is acutally impossible to get the piece to the museum.