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Article: Protectors of the kingdom: bronzes are a neglected aspect of Egyptian art, but an exhibition now in Switzerland reveals the great significance of the finest examples.(EXHIBITIONS)(Offrandes aux dieux d'Egypte; Fondation Pierre Gianadda)
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- April 1, 2008
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The Fondation Pierre Gianadda in Martigny is currently host to 67 Egyptian works of art, almost all bronzes and many highly renowned. Organised by the Metropolitan Museum in New York, where it was first shown, this travelling exhibition is a rare opportunity to scrufinise works that are neglected in the popular imagination, dazzled by the gold of Tutankhamun--also currently on a world tour.
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In any Egyptian museum, visitors will be immediately struck by the dense assembly of sculptures in granite, quartzite and wood, often with extensive traces of original polychromy. Bronzes appear less prominent, and this distorts our ...