A child's handprint preserved in gold. A hound remembered in a Roman funerary relief. A broken wing, surviving long after the rest of its original form was lost.
Some of the most affecting objects from antiquity are fragments: small traces of lives, affections, and beliefs that have outlasted their makers. From ancient funerary objects to personal impressions and rings intended to be passed down, this collection explores remembrance, inheritance, and our desire to preserve what time cannot keep intact.
