replica
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thumb|right|Replica of the Thor's hammer from [[Scania. The original find was created .]] A replica is an exact (usually 1:1 in scale) copy or remake of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without claiming to be identical. Copies or reproductions of documents, books, manuscripts, maps or art prints are called facsimiles.
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Background
- Replicas of artifacts and art
- Authenticity and replicas
- Examples of replicas
- Issues and controversies
- See also
- References
thumb|right|Replica of the Thor's hammer from [[Scania. The original find was created .]] A replica is an exact (usually 1:1 in scale) copy or remake of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without claiming to be identical. Copies or reproductions of documents, books, manuscripts, maps or art prints are called facsimiles.
Replicas have been sometimes sold as originals, a type of fraud. Most replicas have more innocent purposes. Fragile originals need protection, while the public can examine a replica in a museum. Replicas are often manufactured and sold as souvenirs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “replica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.