Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

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 ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted ... “A white marble statue was not intended to be perceived as a statue in stone.

Sarcophagus Lid with Reclining Couple, second half of 2nd century CE (Roman, Imperial Period, Torlonia Collection, Rome), is featured in “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted ... “A white marble statue was not intended to be perceived as a statue in stone.

An ancient Greco-Roman bronze statue that the New York District Attorney’s Office said was looted from a site in Turkey will be put on public display one final time at the Cleveland Museum of Art ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. "A white marble statue ...

Examining various ancient texts, Brøns found that the practice of applying perfumes to sculptures is described with ...

Contemporary writings on art, including a book by Roman author Pliny the Elder, mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed.

As researchers write in the park’s digital magazine, the sculptures were likely carved during Rome ... statue also offers valuable insight into the religious practices of Pompeii’s ancient ...