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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s ...
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Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
The Greek poet Kallimachos ... Based on these ancient sources, two separate methods of applying perfumes to Greco-Roman statues can be identified. The first, known as ganosis, involved mixing ...
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Greek and Roman Sculptures Were Perfumed
But the finding about the perfuming of sculptures shows us just how difficult this task is. Generations of art historians specializing in Greek and Roman sculptures have completely missed out on ...
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A Looted Greco-Roman Statue Goes on Display Before Its Return
After a months-long legal battle, the sculpture is on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art ahead of its repatriation to Turkey, with newly added context about its provenance.
Greek Reporter5d
The Overlooked Greek Foundations of Roman Law
Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...
The New York Times21d
BRONZE STATUES FOUND; TWO FINE ONES OF GREEK WORKMANSHIP DUG UP IN ROME.
The discovery of an antique bronze statue such as that found on Sunday, Feb. 8, or even the part of one, is an event of the greatest rarity. Since the commencement of the building operations for ...
Cambridge Independent8d
Ekphrasis: An evening of poetry inspired by Greek and Roman sculpture to take place at the Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge
Visitors can enjoy readings by actor Peter Guinness, as well as a lively discussion of ekphrastic poetry with classicist Dr ...