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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 ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues were scented, new study says - NPR
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.
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Extended from one volume to three, the new ‘Taste and the Antique’ expands on four centuries of interactions with sculpture
Published in 1981 and tracing the reception history from 1500 to 1900 of the ancient Greek and Roman statues that composed the canon of Western antique taste, Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny ...
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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. ... WUFT Antiques and Fine Art Appraisal Day – February 11, 2024; WUFT’s FANFARES & FIREWORKS ...
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A Storied Collection of Ancient Sculpture Will Finally See the Light
An early classical statue of a divinity, the so-called Hestia Giustiniani, probably a second-century A.D. Roman copy of a Greek bronze statue circa 470 B.C., in the Torlonia Collection. Credit ...
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TREASURES OF ANTIQUE ROW: SEBASTOPOL THE SPOT FOR RARE FINDS, FROM ROMAN STATUES TO WHALE HARPOONS - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
TREASURES OF ANTIQUE ROW: ... FROM ROMAN STATUES TO WHALE HARPOONS. An antiques crawl is an entertaining way to spend a weekend afternoon, ... That would be a $14,000 solid marble huge Greek nude.
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Hipster Greek Statues Get An Ad Campaign - Fast Company
The photographer behind those "statues dressed like hipsters" photos has lent his idea to an ad campaign for U.K. vintage clothing brand, Traid.
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OMG…Now I Know: How to Protect Your Antique Statues During an Earthquake - Hyperallergic
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says - WLRN
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says | WAMC
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.