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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also PerfumedIn Sicily, for instance, a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek ...
Artemis is generally known as the ancient Greek goddess of hunting; however, she was a deity with various cults associated ...
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IFLScience on MSNAncient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled DivineGreco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in their masterpieces. According to new research, this also included the sense ...
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory senses.
Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...
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.
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.
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.
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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