Smithsonian Magazine on MSN13d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
Front Page Detectives on MSN10d
Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented
Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented For centuries, ...
Artnet News12d
Ancient Sculptures Didn’t Just Look Good—They Also Smelled Heavenly, Study Finds
Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.
Psychology Today1d
Greek and Roman Sculptures Were Perfumed
Or so one would think, looking at the current art scene. But a new and fascinating archeological finding shows that this has ...
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 our olfactory ...
Greek Reporter13d
Honoring Women: Renowned Greek Sculptor Unveils Work at UN
Greek-born sculptor George Petrides presented Greece's UN representative with a sculpture of an ancient Greek female figure ...
Greek Reporter6d
Dolphins, the Demigods of Ancient Greece with the Mythical Attraction
Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...
RIPR: The Public's Radio9d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is ...
Giant Sun sculpture lights up 18th Century hall
People will be able to see the Sun up close as a new artwork goes on display at an 18th Century hall. The Helios sculpture, ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...
Houston Public Media8d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just experienced visually ... Department of Classics who specializes in Greek and Roman art history and was not involved in the study, said scenting ...