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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 ...
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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 ...
Free Malaysia Today14d
Smell like a god: ancient sculptures were scented
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. “A white marble ...
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Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were often painted in warm colours, adorned with perfumes, Danish study reveals
Cicero for example spoke of a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the forest and animals in Greek mythology, in the Sicilian city of Segesta which was anointed with ...
Indiatimes15d
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 ...
Dawn16d
Ancient sculptures were scented, study shows
Cicero for example spoke of a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the forest and animals in Greek mythology, in the Sicilian city of Segesta which was anointed with ...
Dawn16d
Ancient sculptures were scented, study shows
Cicero for example spoke of a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the forest and animals in Greek mythology, in the Sicilian city of Segesta which was anointed with ...
Game Rant22d
God of War Has Bad News for Fans
Fans were looking forward to the event in hopes that the long-rumored God of War Greek saga remasters could show up there. The event should still be interesting for many as it'll feature a panel ...
Popular Mechanics23d
Archaeologists Found a Majestic Ancient Statue of Hermes Buried Under a Fountain
In Greek mythology, Hermes was known as the fleet ... Researchers believe they belong to statues of Artemis—goddess of hunting, wildlife, and nature (also known as Diana in Roman mythology ...
Greek City Times24d
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 ...
La Brújula Verde26d
A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology has revealed a little-explored aspect of ancient art: the use of perfumes and aromatic substances in Greco-Roman sculptures. This research ...
Greek City Times26d
Ancient Greek Hermes Statue Unearthed During Aspendos Excavations
Among them is a statue of Hermes, a Greek god from the Roman Imperial Period. Accompanying this discovery, sculptures of Aphrodite and Eros, as well as fragments believed to be of Artemis and Nemesis, ...