Field Museum shows off 3,000-year-old sword once believed to be a replica

Ann Prazer shows a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age sword to visitors Tuesday at the Field Museum. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

The story typically goes something like this: A priceless object on display for decades at the museum has now been revealed to be a fake.

In the case of a 3-foot-long weapon in storage at the Field Museum since the 1920s, what was believed to be a replica has turned out to be a 3,000-year-old bronze sword.