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The Sleeping Woman of Chalepas: A Masterpiece of Greek Funerary Sculpture
In the First Cemetery of Athens lies the sculpture of The Sleeping Woman, portraying Sofia Afentaki and created by Giannoulis ...
Archaeologists Found an Ancient Workshop With Unfinished Statues Inside
The recent excavation discovered an “androna”—a social space in Greek houses designated exclusively for men. Researchers also ...
Artnet News5d
Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues
An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.
ZME Science on MSN2mon
The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
In Sicily, for instance, a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek ...
Greek Reporter6d
Iconic “Greek Slave” Statue Depicts Orphaned Girl from Greece’s Psara
The "Greek Slave," represents the incredible but true story of a girl from Psara who was captured in the Greek War of ...
Gizmodo2mon
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were perfumed. © Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses ...
Smithsonian Magazine2mon
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s ...
USA Today4mon
2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...
Fox News11mon
Statue of Greek god uncovered by archaeologists during excavation of ancient Roman sewer in Bulgaria
Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week. The unexpected find happened during ...
Houston Public Media2mon
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...