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Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
Texts from Cicero, Callimachus, and other ancient writers describe how statues were anointed with fragrant oils and ointments ...
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The Mysterious Substance That Flowed Through the Veins of the Greek Gods
You'd be wrong to think the ancient Greek gods bled red like you and me, as ichor was the substance that defined their ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome ... “For example, a cult statue of a god or goddess with such decoration placed in a temple, would have given the visitor to the temple the impression that the ...
Archaeologists Discovered Two Life-Size Statues at Pompeii, Covered With Mysterious Symbols
Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
The city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D., and as a result, many of the statues were preserved with some colors intact, such as a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis.
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The Moment Ancient Greek Masterpiece Was Unearthed at Delphi
The statue of Antinous was discovered by a team of French archaeologists who in 1891 excavated the ancient site of Delphi.
Life-sized statue of Roman priestess discovered in Pompeii
A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum ... a social gathering where they participate in rituals related to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and theater. There were ...