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‘Stern, sensuous, almost kissable lips’: why sculptures can have far more power when they’re broken
Source: The Guardian · Published
<p>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…
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