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Frank Auerbach, Master of Psychological Realism, Dies at Age 93

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Considered one of the greatest painters of his age, he was a leading figure among the School of London artists. The post Frank Auerbach, Master of Psychological Realism, Dies at Age 93 appeared first on Artnet News.

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Archaeologists Find a Bronze Age Workshop That Produced the Ancient World’s Prized Dye

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The post Archaeologists Find a Bronze Age Workshop That Produced the Ancient World’s Prized Dye appeared first on Artnet News. An excavation on the island of Aegina in Greece turned up pottery shards stained with Tyrian purple.

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Turkish Archaeologists Discover a Bronze-Age Shopping List

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The post Turkish Archaeologists Discover a Bronze-Age Shopping List appeared first on Artnet News. The tablet bears "records regarding a large amount of furniture shopping," said the researchers.

Age 109
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Vast Iron-Age Burial Ground Discovered in German Gravel Quarry

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The post Vast Iron-Age Burial Ground Discovered in German Gravel Quarry appeared first on Artnet News. Archaeologists plan to undertake further tests and excavations.

Age 112
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Art of the Ice Age has a lot to teach us—it’s time the British Museum dedicated a gallery to it

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The museum is only one of two institutions in the world to see Ice Age art as part of human cultural endeavour, but it needs a proper space to explain and explore this

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Iron Age Swords Seized in the U.K. Deemed ‘Frankenstein’ Forgeries

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The post Iron Age Swords Seized in the U.K. Analysis of the artifacts showed they were modified by forgers to increase their value. Deemed ‘Frankenstein’ Forgeries appeared first on Artnet News.

Age 111
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Ice Age Artists Captured the Earliest Known Fishing Scene 15,800 Years Ago, New Research Shows

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The post Ice Age Artists Captured the Earliest Known Fishing Scene 15,800 Years Ago, New Research Shows appeared first on Artnet News. The surprisingly "abstract" and "minimalist" representation may hold specific symbolic significance.

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