The statue was found at the ruins of a nymphaeum, a fountain shrine dedicated to the nymphs of Greco-Roman mythology ... But ...

In some instances, the scents were also applied in ways that helped preserve the statues. While reading ancient Greco-Roman texts, Brøns noticed a handful of references to sweet-smelling statues.

After a months-long legal battle, the sculpture is on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art ahead of its repatriation to Turkey, with newly added context about its provenance.