Study finds many ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were scented
Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
In Sicily, for instance, a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek island of ... statues in sterile museum settings.
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
(Cult images refer to objects that are worshipped for representing gods ... An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012.
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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 ...