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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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A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
According to a statement from the Greek police, they determined that the statue dates back to Greece ... and the female body, as seen in Aphrodite of Knidos. As Estelle Strazdins, a classicist ...
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The Most Famous Statues of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty
Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...
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Archaeologists Found a Majestic Ancient Statue of Hermes Buried Under a Fountain
which itself comes from the Greek word for foam: “aphros.” Both heads reflect similar stylistic qualities to the Hermes statue, and to other pieces of the time. Torso pieces were also found in ...
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See the Stunning Ancient Roman Statue of Athena That's Going on View for the First Time in Nearly 260 Years
This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and ... (31 B.C.E. to 14 C.E.). Meanwhile, its body was grafted from a statue dating to the reign of Claudius (41 to 54 ...
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2,000-year-old Greek statue discovered in trash bag, case under major investigation
ATHENS/ISTANBUL (Bernama-AA): Greek authorities have announced the discovery of a 2,000-year-old marble statue from the Hellenistic period, found wrapped in a trash bag and discarded near garbage ...
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Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god's messenger
have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also ...
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Roman-era Hermes statue with ram companion found in ancient Aspendos fountain
The marble statue depicts Hermes, known in Greek mythology as the messenger of ... the god of love. Body fragments thought to belong to Artemis, the goddess of hunting, wild nature, and animals ...