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 ...
Rare life-sized statues of toga-clad couple found in Pompeii tomb
Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a ...
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Life-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The Main Entrance Gate To Pompeii
"It was quite a surprise to find it there a few centimeters beneath the ground." Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno ...
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How Versailles Brought the Fountain of Apollo Back to Its Former Glory
After nearly a century of inattention, the Fountain of Apollo at Versailles was completely restored using 17th-century ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum ... a social gathering where they participate in ...
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The things in Northern Ireland you can do now that you couldn't five years ago
Five years ago, the first coronavirus lockdown was imposed in Northern Ireland and across the UK. On Monday, March 23, 2020, then Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lockdown - and with it ...
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Archaeologists Discovered a 1,700-Year-Old Statue of Hercules—Without His Head
The diminutive statue depicts a nude Hercules leaning to his right on his club, adorned with the trophies from his labors. According to Greek mythology, the Oracle of Delphi advised Hercules to ...
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Twitch accidentally sent Daigo’s 5M hours watched statue to French streamer Ponce
Twitch got its wires crossed after sending fighting game legend Daigo Umehara’s Bleed Purple statue for reaching 5M hours watched to a French streamer, instead. Daigo ‘The Beast’ Umehara is ...
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Giant Sun sculpture lights up 18th Century hall
The Helios sculpture, named after the ancient Greek god of the Sun, is shining bright in Seaton Delaval Hall, near Seaton Sluice, Northumberland. The 7m (22ft) artwork took about eight months to ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
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.
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Toronto Sculpture Garden
Toronto Sculpture Garden exhibitions change twice per year, typically in the spring and fall. Since opening in 1981, the Toronto Sculpture Garden (TSG) commissioned temporary artworks by over 80 ...
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French Politician Says Statue Of Liberty Should Be Returned, US Responds
The United States has firmly rejected a suggestion by French politician Raphael Glucksmann that the Statue of Liberty should be returned to France, dismissing his remarks as unwarranted and ...