Hauser & Wirth: BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017

Mary Beard introduces 'BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017', Hauser & Wirth's fictional Bronze Age presentation from a forgotten museum at Frieze London 2017. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Anna Maria Maiolino's 'Entre Si (Among Itself)’ from Hilomorfos (Hylomorphs) series (2016). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on an Unknown Axe. Generously loaned from Great North Museum. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on David Smith's sculpture 'Untitled' (1959). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on an official peck measuring vessel belonging to Richard Hudson and Charles Wollaston, Gentleman Bailiffs for the Corporation of Ludlow (1793). Generously loaned from Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Subodh Gupta's 'Food for Others' (2013). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on an Irish Catholic Holy Water Situla (ca. 1780 / eBay item number: 122650743236). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Martin Creed's 'Work No. 1650' (2012).BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Medieval bronze and lappis bronze rings (eBay item number: 201991578252 and 201991576443). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Marcel Duchamp's ‘Bouche-Evier (Sink stopper)’ (conceived 1964 / cast 1981). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Bronze Age Sword / Dagger (eBay item number: 253018424060). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Bronze Souvenir discovered in Menorca, Spain. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Fausto Melotti's ‘Scultura n. 11 (Sculpture no. 11)’ (1934 [cast c. 1960]). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Bronze Necklace. Loan from Museu de Menorca.BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Louise Bourgeois' 'Femme' (2005). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Benin Bronze Bracelets. Generously loaned from Private Collection, Northamptonshire. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on a bronze head dug up between Threeways and the River Brue. Generously loaned from Bruton Museum. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

Mary Beard on Josephsohn's ‘Untitled’ (1953). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.