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‘Stern, sensuous, almost kissable lips’: why sculptures can have far more power when they’re broken
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From a pharoah’s pout to a Mussolini with a hole in the head, a new exhibition is exploring how some ancient fragments speak more profoundly than fully intact treasures
- Section
- Art and design
- By
- Philip Oltermann
- Published
- Sep 29, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
- Updated
- Sep 30, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC
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