Demi Lovato Called Out By Art Experts After Unboxing Supposed Egyptian Antiquities On Social Media

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Demi Lovato is drawing the attention of antiquities experts after an unboxing video they shared on Instagram Stories. “OK, I’m so excited, some really incredible things came in the mail today,” said Lovato in the video. “These are ancient Egyptian artifacts,” they continued, while also showing off “certificates of authenticity.” READ MORE: Demi Lovato Gets New ‘Grandmother Spider’ Tattoo On Their Shaved Head Lovato’s video captured the attention of archeologist Peter Campbell, who shared the video on Twitter.

As Campbell pointed out in another tweet, he questioned the authenticity of Lovato’s alleged antiquities. “When I first saw the certificates, I thought it was a joke because they contain none of the critical information like ownership history, export permits or find spot,” Campbell told The Hollywood Reporter.

Erin Thompson, professor of art crime at John Jay College in New York, also spoke with THR about Lovato’s purchases, which apparently came from a company called Museum Surplus. READ MORE: Demi Lovato No Longer Supports Being ‘California Sober,’ Says ‘Sober Sober Is The Only Way To Be’ “There’s no indication of provenance of where Museum Surplus got these before offering them for sale,” Thompson explained. “There’s no way that these would be accepted by a museum.

There’s no way that any sophisticated collector who wanted to make sure that they had value and could resell the things would accept or buy those either, because you don’t want to buy a problem.