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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...