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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 senses.
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
Roman writer Cicero referenced the treatment ... modern technologies were used to detect traces of color. White statues of the classical world also fit ideals of the 18th-century Enlightenment ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
Today, ancient Greco-Roman statues housed in museums are typically ... the vibrant pigments had mostly faded away—and any color that had managed to survive quickly disappeared once the statues ...
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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 ...
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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 ...