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Ancient Vishnu Statue Washes Ashore in India
A three-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu had washed ashore. The sculpture was broken in pieces, but experts recognized it as depicting Vishnu in the Janardanaya avatar, one of his 24 divine forms ...
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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 their masterpieces. According to new research, this also included the sense ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
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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. Cecilie Brøns, who ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as scientists uncover part of ancient statue that could solve century-old puzzle
The statue's design includes carved jewellery, robe, and sash. It also features a unique left-hand gesture across the chest, which is an uncommon representation in Khmer art. An optical electronic ...
Greek City Times21d
The Sensory Experience of Ancient Greek and Roman Statues
In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic ...
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NASA’s Hubble telescope finds 36 new dwarf galaxies surrounding Andromeda
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered 36 new dwarf galaxies around Andromeda and ongoing star formation within them, contradicting previous theories. They appear to undergo unique evolution ...
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Why this Puritan sculpture may revolutionize your thinking about the rise of Christian nationalism
For clues about how this push may play out, look to “The Puritan” — the famous bronze statue by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens — and the ninth great-grandfather of The Times’ art critic.
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Controversial statues being removed in Portland’s Old Town
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Old Town Community Association says two statues that were installed nearly 20 years ago are set to be removed after they were found culturally offensive. The statues ...
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Greek Statues Were Not Only Painted and Dressed But Also Perfumed, Study Reveals
Credit: /Wikimedia Commons/ Ashmolean Museum CC BY-4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a little-known aspect of ancient art: Greek and Roman statues were not just painted and adorned but also perfumed.
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Ancient Greek Hermes Statue Unearthed During Aspendos Excavations
In a recent announcement, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy revealed that a marble statue of Hermes has been discovered in the ancient Greek city of Aspendos, located in Antalya, Turkey.
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Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god's messenger
have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also ...