Sentences with phrase «ancient objects on display»

Among the stunning array of ancient objects on display is a rare and exquisitely carved Roman marble theatre mask from around the third century AD which once belonged to the politician and socialite Sir Philip Sassoon, and an enormous multibreasted torso of the Great Mother Goddess Artemis from Ephesus which dates from the first century AD.

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It houses over 3,000 objects — including ancient bicycles, more cars than you can shake a gearstick at and one of the largest locomotives on display in Britain.

Here, in a pair of grandly appointed tents in Regent's Park, art is for sale as in a deluxe flea market — contemporary work on display at Frieze art fair itself; and Old Masters, ancient objects and art of the 20th century at its companion, Frieze Masters.

These have been mischievously interspersed with «ancient» bronze objects purchased by Beard from eBay, inviting us to ponder on the magical — and confusing — power of a museum display to render even the most insignificant object precious.