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That depends. If that sculpture survived decades or centuries and then put on display in a museum far removed from the ability to recreate that sculpture from t
by fl0wenol 5y ago
That depends. If that sculpture survived decades or centuries and then put on display in a museum far removed from the ability to recreate that sculpture from the original molds, then in a way, yes, it is an original.
However, if the molds are still available and another can be cast and finished, then no.
Still a specific instance of an unoriginal item might be special. It could have been painted post-casting by someone famous, or survived a war or shipwreck, and so forth. Originality is now no longer a distinguishing aspect of the sculpture's value.