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Greek Dig Reveals Ancient Marble Workshop With Unfinished Statues
Archaeology & History Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues Images of Aphrodite and other female figures have been uncovered on the island of Paros.
NPR3mon
Ancient Greek and Roman statues were scented, new study says : NPR
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says | WAMC
A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says | KBIA
An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily a ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says - KPBS Public Media
A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed - Gizmodo
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to ...
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Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume - Archaeology Magazine
DELOS, GREECE—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 displ ...