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Archaeologists Discovered a 1,700-Year-Old Statue of Hercules—Without His Head
Archaeologists excavating a private property in Florence, Italy, discovered a 20-inch statue of Hercules missing its head, though not altogether headless. Despite no cranium on the Greek hero, the ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including ... The fragrances would have made viewing the statues not only a visual experience, “but also an ...
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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 ... But the adding of scents "would have made the experience of them not only a visual ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
But the adding of scents "would have made the experience of them not ... but did detect evidence of beeswax spread on the statue. An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
But the adding of scents "would have made the experience of them not only a visual ... but did detect evidence of beeswax spread on the statue. An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the ...