Front Page Detectives on MSN7d
Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented
Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented For centuries, ...
Hosted on MSN17d
A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time
One of the world’s finest private collections of Greco-Roman antiquities is owned by the Torlonias, a wealthy Italian family. It features 622 sculptures, including sarcophagi, statues of deities and ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
Artnet News9d
Ancient Sculptures Didn’t Just Look Good—They Also Smelled Heavenly, Study Finds
Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
Texas Public Radio5d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
PBS3mon
Roman citizens depicted in sculpture
Although their lives may have been different, they did have some things in common. In any Roman family life, the head of the household was a man. Although his wife looked after the household ...
V Magazine9d
Bvlgari Unveils “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection”
The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were perfumed, new study reveals
A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology by Cecilie Brøns revealed that ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were impregnated with perfumes and aromatic substances, an aspect that ...
KPBS5d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...
KUOW6d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Cecilie Brøns, a senior researcher and curator of the Glyptoteket museum's collection of ancient Greek and Roman art in Copenhagen, Denmark, says ancient texts provide evidence that statues were ...