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 ...
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Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.
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Ancient Greek Martial Art ‘Pankration’ and Its Influence on MMA
The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...
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Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their glistening white form, ...
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Monumental Tomb Near Fabled Ancient Greek City
Archaeologists digging near the ancient city of Tenea in Greece have unearthed a monumental tomb complex housing precious ...
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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 ...
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Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution
Stern. In 2022, Stern gifted his collection of ancient Cycladic art to Greece, and under the terms of a 25-year agreement a rotating display of the antiquities will remain on view at the Met.
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The Met Returns Stolen Bronze Antiquity to Greece
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced plans to return a ... for collaborating on the promotion and protection of ancient Greek heritage. The cast-bronze head of a griffin was bequeathed ...