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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also PerfumedIn Sicily, for instance, a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek ...
Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...
Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too. Story by Sarah Kuta • 3d. In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too.
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.
A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.
Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period Greek Police A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek ...
A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.
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 City ...
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.
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