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 ...
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Greek Statues Were Not Only Painted and Dressed But Also Perfumed, Study Reveals
Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...
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A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
the recently discovered statue’s loose, draping clothing—as well as its marble composition—suggest the piece depicts a goddess. Contemporary sculptures of earthly Greek women were usually ...
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The God Jupiter depicted in sculpture
Over the centuries, the movement of large numbers of people meant that gods from a variety of cultures, including Etruscan and Greek ... state), Juno (protector of women) and Minerva (goddess ...
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Archaeologists Unearthed Five Lost Statues From Remains of the Roman Empire’s Sculpture Capital
None were more striking than a 6.5-foot-tall statue of Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love and beauty ... crews found a six-foot-tall carving of a standing woman draped in a tunic, crafted ...