For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ...

Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...

Torso pieces were also found in the same region. Researchers believe they belong to statues of Artemis—goddess of hunting, ...

Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their glistening white form, ...

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None were more striking than a 6.5-foot-tall statue of Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love and beauty) sitting atop a base depicting Eros (the Greek god of love and desire) seated on a dolphin.

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.

In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a ...

The subjects of Hiram were evidently gratified at the business acumen of their king, for they built him this new-found statue. Grecian Restoration. In 1687, Turkish Janizaries, conquerors of ...

A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology has revealed a little-explored aspect of ancient art: the use ...