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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 Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt ...
Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented For centuries, ...
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Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...
Greek Reporter25 天
Greek Statues Were Not Only Painted and Dressed But Also Perfumed, Study Reveals
Roman orator Cicero described how the statue of Artemis in Segesta was anointed with perfumes. Greek poet Callimachus wrote about the statue of Queen Berenice II of Egypt, which was said to be covered ...
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The Sensory Experience of Ancient Greek and Roman Statues
The study references classical literature where methods of perfuming statues are described, such as the anointing of the statue of Artemis in Segesta, mentioned by Cicero, or the perfumed statue of ...
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Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
or the poet Callimachus’ description of the statue of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. She also cited archaeological evidence from the sanctuary of Delos, where perfume workshops have been uncovered ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
Roman writer Cicero referenced the treatment of a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis in Sicily, while the poet Callimachus’ description of the statue of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. The study ...
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Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were perfumed, new study reveals
A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology by Cecilie Brøns revealed that ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were impregnated with perfumes and aromatic substances, an aspect that ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
One exception is a statue of the Ptolemaic Queen Berenice II from the third century B.C. Brøns said previous research did not detect a scent, but did detect evidence of beeswax spread on the statue.
Gizmodo11 天
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Brøns also refers to a text by the Greek poet and scholar Kallimachos (305 to around 240 BCE) which describes the statue of Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Berenice II (around 267 to 221 BCE ...