The statues were obviously carved by expert artists but these "specialists" would have us believe they were subsequently painted by half-assed amateurs. It fails the sniff test so badly, that trolling is a reasonable conclusion. You don't put that much effort into making something only then let some unskilled intern ruin it by covering up all your work with a flat coat of primer and leave it at that.

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smallnix 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Unlike the article, your comment, does not provide evidence beyond "sniff test". The article brings up paintings of statues, which is an interesting data point.

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		If somebody tells you there's a dragon outside, you'd need to be stupid to ask for evidence.
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nyeah 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Meh. Nyeah? "Trolling" is a reasonable hypothesis but not a reasonable conclusion.

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mkoubaa 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Not amateurs, artists. Look at any modern art and you'll understand that looking like crap is kind of the point nowadays

	▲	mikkupikku 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Look at the statues themselves, its obvious that these people valued realism.