The Street Journal7h
Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...
ZME Science on MSN1d
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.
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 ...
Indian Defence Review4d
2,000-Year-Old Gold Ring of Apollo Discovered in Ancient Greek Tomb
A 2,000-year-old Greek tomb has revealed a gold ring of Apollo with a healing serpent, uncovering a lost link between ancient ...
Apollo gold ring with 'healing serpent' found in 2,000-year-old tomb in Greece
A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing ...
Curbed7d
My Stuff Tells My Story
Kim Hastreiter, the co-founder of Paper magazine who spent her career chronicling downtown New York, unpacks her archives in ...
Artist Ian gets to max out for new exhibition at Wentworth Woodhouse
When your latest art exhibition is going on-show at one of the largest stately homes in the UK, it’s an opportunity to ‘think ...
Ahram Online17d
Testing the perfumes of ancient Egypt
A unique opportunity to test ancient Egyptian perfumes is underway in an exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir ...
Greek Reporter17d
The Geometric Period in Ancient Greece and Its Impact on Western Civilization
In previous ages, geometric patterns were instinctive linear symbols of a powerful and incomprehensible ... and crosses decorating the horizontal surrounding strips of the vase. Greek geometric art ...
Greek City Times21d
Greece Celebrates Return of Ancient Vase from the US After Decades Abroad
The Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, has voluntarily returned to Greece an ancient Attic black-figure lekythos, a small vessel traditionally used for storing oil and often placed in ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
Ancient Greek vase depicting Athena fighting a giant returns to Greece
An ancient Attic black-figure lekythos was ceremonially repatriated to Greece in an event held at the Embassy of Greece in Washington, D.C. The ceremony was attended by the Greek Minister of ...
Greek Reporter24d
Ancient Greece a Pioneer in Marketing and Advertising
Ancient Greek vase depicting Achilles and Ajax playing a game ... Shopkeepers might use distinctive signs or symbols to identify their establishments, and they might compete with each other to attract ...