ZME Science on MSN6d
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.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
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 ...
Greek Reporter4d
The Stele of the Twin Babies: A Rare Glimpse into Ancient Greek Funerary Art
The only surviving funerary relief of the ancient Greek world depicting twin babies in the same arms was unveiled in Athens.
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 ...
ETX Daily Up on MSN8d
Smell like a god: ancient sculptures were scented
Archaeologist and curator Cecilie Brons makes the discovery after immersing herself in the works of Roman writers such as ...
PBS3mon
The God Jupiter depicted in sculpture
Over the centuries, the movement of large numbers of people meant that gods from a variety of cultures, including Etruscan and Greek, merged together. As a result, Roman gods were a blend of ...
BBC2y
What was Greek art and entertainment like?
The Greeks built grand temples to their gods and superb sculptures ... carvings of famous battles from Greek myths. The Greeks were really good at making statues too. Sculptors carved lifelike ...
Phys.org11d
Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows
Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and ... the forest and animals in Greek mythology, in the Sicilian city of Segesta which was anointed with ointment and fragrant ...