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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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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
Renaissance artists thought that statues from ... of youth," according to the museum's description. Color in ancient Greek art was also often likely used to show gender: Men were depicted as ...
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Study finds many ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were scented
Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and ... of Roman writers like Cicero and inscriptions on ancient Greek temples. In Delos, Greece, temple inscriptions show that ...