Fill in the blank with the correct collocation.

Holm, a Danish traveller, had made a/an _____ replica of the tablet, which in 1908 was deposited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

exact 

The correct collocation to fill in the blank is exact replica.

The word "exact" means completely accurate or true to the original. It is the most appropriate option because it conveys the idea that the replica made by Holm was a precise copy of the original tablet.

The other options are incorrect.

• Wild means not under control or not conforming to rules. It does not make sense to say that the replica made by Holm was a wild replica.
• Obscure means not well known or understood. It does not make sense to say that the replica made by Holm was an obscure replica.
• Corrupt means not genuine or not true to the original. It does not make sense to say that the replica made by Holm was a corrupt replica.