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In the summer of 2020, a British family discovered a Roman mosaic on their farmland in Rutland, England, depicting scenes from the Trojan War. Archaeologists from the University of Leicester later uncovered three panels showing the battle between Achilles and Hector, dating to the 4th century C.E. The mosaic, named the Ketton Mosaic, is the first known depiction of the Trojan War in a British mosaic and was originally part of a Roman villa's dining room floor.

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Double-edged sword: arms and armour play a small—but mighty—role at Frieze Masters

At Frieze Masters, dealer Peter Finer presents a stand filled with historical arms and armour, including a gilded horse-and-rider suite priced at £1.8 million, an Italian Renaissance sword with a Medusa hilt, and a late 16th-century crossbow. Prices range from £6,500 to seven figures. Finer, whose dealership was founded in 1967, is the sole specialist in this category at the fair, with clients ranging from major museums to niche collectors, such as a Viking sword enthusiast. Other scattered examples include a silver-gilt Shield of Achilles at Koopman Rare Art and Bronze Age spearheads at Rupert Wace.

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Double-edged sword: arms and armour play a small—but mighty—role at Frieze Masters

At Frieze Masters, dealer Peter Finer presents a standout booth of arms and armour, including a gilded horse-and-rider suit priced at £1.8m, an Italian Renaissance sword, and a 16th-century crossbow. Prices range from £6,500 to seven figures. Finer, whose dealership was founded in 1967, dominates this niche category at the fair, with clients ranging from major museums to specialist collectors. Other scattered examples include a silver-gilt Shield of Achilles at Koopman Rare Art and Bronze Age spearheads at Rupert Wace.

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Fashion brand Albino & Preto has collaborated with the Jean-Michel Basquiat estate on a new collection of jiujitsu sets and lifestyle apparel featuring the artist's paintings. The limited-edition collection, released on September 10 ahead of New York Fashion Week, incorporates martial arts motifs that Basquiat often used in his work, including a reference to the jiujitsu foot lock known as "Achilles." The Basquiat estate has a history of fashion collaborations, including a previous line with H&M tied to the 2022 exhibition "King Pleasure."

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