Any temporary exhibition of ancient Roman sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago would be notable, because 44 years have passed since the museum’s last such offering — an astoundingly long ...

A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology by Cecilie Brøns revealed that ancient Greco-Roman sculptures ...

While reading ancient Greco-Roman texts, Brøns noticed a handful of references to sweet-smelling statues. She was intrigued, so she decided to go looking for even more mentions of scented sculptures.

Art Bites 119: Ancient Roman Sculpture, Portrait Busts, and Realism. Clip | 3m 11s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Roman sculptors specialized in ultra-realistic, warts-and-all portrait busts.

Archaeology & History Ancient Sculptures Didn’t Just Look Good—They Also Smelled Heavenly, Study Finds. New research suggests statues were scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

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So why are so many Roman statues headless? Answering that question requires some "archaeological CSI" work, said Rachel Kousser, a classics and art history professor at Brooklyn College and the ...

A spectacular set of Roman statues unearthed in Turkey has shed new light on the art tradition of the lost city of Perga, which was held as the ancient empire’s sculpture capital.

A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Many ancient statues were scented ...

The Kimbell Art Museum will host its first exhibition of ancient Roman sculpture in its 52-year history. And the exhibit is a really big catch. “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the ...

A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Many ancient statues were scented ...

Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too New research suggests that sculptures were perfumed with sweet-smelling fragrances such as rose and beeswax ...