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Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome ... Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily.
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Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
The great Roman statesman Cicero, for example, wrote about how the residents of Segesta in Sicily anointed a statue of the ...
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Roman-era Hermes statue with ram companion found in ancient Aspendos fountain
A marble statue of Hermes from the Roman Imperial Period was found during the 2024 excavation season in the ancient city of Aspendos ... and the fastest of the gods. He is portrayed holding ...
Immaculately Preserved Funerary Statues Found in Pompeii
Archaeologists working at a city in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered two life-sized funerary statues ...
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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 ... worshipped for representing gods.) Brøns ...
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Art Institute showcases ancient Roman sculptures in unprecedented 'Myth and Marble' exhibit
Torlonia Foundation/Photo by Lorenzo De Masi Share Any temporary exhibition of ancient Roman ... the right. Statue of a Goddess, known as the Hestia Giustiniani, first half of 2nd century CE.