Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Verity Platt, a professor at Cornell University's Department of Classics who specializes in Greek and Roman art history and ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
"This strange concept of colorless sculptures dates ... of youth," according to the museum's description. Color in ancient Greek art was also often likely used to show gender: Men were depicted ...