For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...

Archaeologists have known that Greco-Roman statues were coloured ... So why does the myth of the marble white Greek statue persist? Historian Philippe Jockey looks into this question in his ...

Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than slabs of white marble to those living in ancient times. The study’s Danish author ...

including a book by Roman author Pliny the Elder, mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed. Yet many people today are surprised to ...

An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.

The museum said the sculpture is slightly larger than human height, and made of fine white marble. The only damage to the “unique” Roman-era statue was to the middle-aged man’s right wrist ...