Psychology Today16h
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 ...
Artnet News2d
How This Parthenon Relief Was Torn Apart—Twice
South Metope IV of the Parthenon is one of many sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece that have been scattered across the ...
Ancient Greeks and Romans perfumed their statues, study says
The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...
Greek Reporter5d
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 ...
IFLScience on MSN6d
Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...
Greek Reporter6d
Was Golden Ratio the Ancient Greek Secret to Harmony?
Millions of people have explored ancient Greece's golden ratio, a magical number that has fascinated experts and amateurs for ...
Boise State Public Radio7d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Her study, "The Scent of Ancient Greco-Roman Sculpture," was published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology this month.
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
The study adds to research from the past decade into the art of antiquity that has found that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors. The myth of whiteness in ...
Indiatimes17d
Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows
Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. In Delos, in Greece ...
Greek City Times21d
Anthropologist Alice Roberts Backs Greece’s Claim to the Parthenon Sculptures
Prominent British anthropologist and television presenter Professor Alice Roberts has called for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, reigniting the long-standing cultural and diplomatic ...
Men's Health21d
The Ancient Greek Guide to Future-Proofing Your Posture
Many centuries later, these ancient beliefs that athletes should look like sculptures took on very different meanings. As Stocking says, “Greek sculpture has been appropriated for body fascism ...
Associated Press22d
Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens’ National Gallery, claiming they are offensive
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Greek police officers walk outside the National Gallery, as Nikolaos Papadopoulos, member of parliament of ...