Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the ...
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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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Hellenizing art in ancient Nubia, 300 BC-AD 250, and its Egyptian models : a study in "acculturation" / by László Török

Ergamenes, Aktisanes, and the modern discovery of Hellenizing art in Meroe -- Reception without understanding? -- An elusive model: images of Egypt's multicultural identity in the Ptolemaic and Roman ...
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Unearthing Ancient Nubia : Photographs from the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts expedition / Lawrence M. Berman

Specially trained Egyptian photographers were an integral part of the pioneering Harvard/MFA expedition during the first half of the 20th century. Over the course of some 40 years, their photographs ...