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We know Greek statues weren't white. Now you can see them in color.

Walk through the Greek sculpture galleries of most museums and you'll see pedestal after pedestal of white, marble statues with sightless eyes. That's just how Ancient Greek sculpture was, right? Nope ...
Greek Reporter

The Ancient Greek Art of Marble Sculpture Lives on Tinos Island

When one thinks of white, marble art and clear, cerulean waters of Tinos island, Greece comes to mind. The two are synonymous ...
Hyperallergic

Ancient Statues at The Met to Receive Patrons' Noses

Thanks to the inaugural Smellowship program, your nose could end up on a marble sculpture in the museum's Greek and Roman Art ...
Gizmodo

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. Reading time 3 minutes Statues in ancient Greece and Rome looked ...
WUFT

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 ...

The original seven wonders: 6 that are now lost and one that still stands

Ancient Greeks marvelled at seven incredible structures, a testament to their size and ingenuity. While only the Great ...
The New Criterion

“The Greek Miracle”: Classical sculpture at the Met

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Twenty-two of the objects are from museums in Greece and ten from European collections: the Louvre, the British ...
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The real reason why ancient statues always seem to be naked has finally been uncovered

The real reason why ancient statues always seem to be naked has finally been uncovered ...
CNN

‘Egyptian blue’ found on Parthenon sculptures at the British Museum

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Classical Greek ...
Artnet

A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece

A sculpture dating to the Hellenistic Greek period has turned up in the most unlikely of settings. It all started when a 32-year-old Greek man in the city of Thessaloniki stumbled upon a statue ...