‘Stern, sensuous, almost kissable lips’: why sculptures can have far more power when they’re broken

From a pharoah’s pouting and almost kissable lips 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 The nose of Cleopatra VII was supposed to have been…
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Published3 h ago (Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:00:52 GMT)
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AuthorPhilip Oltermann