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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 ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
One of her earliest examples comes from the Roman writer Cicero (106–43 BCE), who described a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis in the city of Segesta. He writes that women “anointed her ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Brøns is fond of a quote she attributes to the Roman philosopher Cicero, about the treatment of a statue of Artemis. People ...
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Archaeologists Found a Majestic Ancient Statue of Hermes Buried Under a Fountain
Other excavations of the site also uncovered pieces from statues of Aphrodite, Eros, Artemis, and Nemesis. Recently, the “Heritage for the Future” project uncovered a king’s mosaic house in ...
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Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were perfumed, new study reveals
For instance, the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero refers to the custom of anointing the statue of Artemis in the ancient city of Segesta with perfumes. In the sanctuary of Delos, inscribed ...
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Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek researcher Cecilie Brøns examined passages in classical literature that reference the perfuming of some sculptures, such as Cicero’s mention of the statue of Artemis at ...