# The Messiah is a 19th-century copy.

> Disputed: The Messiah is a 19th-century copy.

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# The Messiah is a 19th-century copy.

The Messiah is a 19th-century copy.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Outer rings in the 18th or 19th century.

## What would rule it out

- Outer rings in the 1680s.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[The 1844 outer-ring date rested on flawed statistics.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGYMJ7E8B/the-1844-outer-ring-date-rested-on-flawed-statistics)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Messiah is a 19th-century copy. [Answer ANS0CQAGYCR1AVH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQAGYCR1AVH
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