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 ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Physical evidence of scents on statues is hard to come by ... said scenting and adorning with flowers were also parts of Greek social life. For instance, according to Platt, Greek men would ...
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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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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
A variety of flowers and herbs were used to make ... but did detect evidence of beeswax spread on the statue. An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia ...