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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

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 City ...
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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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Contrary to popular belief, ancient Greek statues weren’t originally white

Did you know that ancient sculptures were once richly coloured? Researchers have known about this for centuries, but the general public remains largely unaware. When you think of ancient sculpture, ...
Greek Reporter

Greek Goddess Hestia Statue Head Unearthed at Ancient City in Turkey

Archaeologists in western Turkey uncover a Hellenistic marble head believed to depict the Greek goddess Hestia.
Artnet

A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece

A sculpture dating to the Hellenistic Greek period has turned up in the most unlikely of settings. It all started when a 32-year-old Greek man in the city of Thessaloniki stumbled upon a statue ...
Greek Reporter

The Sleeping Woman of Chalepas: A Masterpiece of Greek Funerary Sculpture

In the First Cemetery of Athens lies the sculpture of The Sleeping Woman, portraying Sofia Afentaki and created by Giannoulis ...