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 ...
Unearthing the secrets of an ancient Greek city
The ancient city of Teos sits on the western coast of Türkiye, directly across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Today, it is ...
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The Sensory Experience of Ancient Greek and Roman Statues
a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic substances in ancient Greek and Roman ...
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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, ...
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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 ...