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Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented
Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented For centuries, the world has admired the stunning beauty of ancient Greek and Roman ...
Cleveland Museum of Art to display looted ancient statue before return to Turkey
A statue that tests conclude was likely present at Sebasteion in the ancient city of Bubon, Turkey will depart the Cleveland ...
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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Ancient Sculptures Didn’t Just Look Good—They Also Smelled Heavenly, Study Finds
After centuries of scholarship focusing solely on the shape and form of Greco-Roman sculpture, Brøns is part of what she calls a “sensorial turn,” one aimed at drawing closer to the people ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
Cecilie Brøns, who authored the study and works as an archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen, finds that Greco-Roman statues were often perfumed with enticing scents ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Her study, "The Scent of Ancient Greco-Roman Sculpture," was published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology this month. Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just experienced visually, Brøns ...
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A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time
A relief of the harbor at Portus dating to the second or third century C.E. Torlonia Foundation / Lorenzo De Masi One of the world’s finest private collections of Greco-Roman antiquities is ...
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Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows
More information: Cecilie Brøns, THE SCENT OF ANCIENT GRECO‐ROMAN SCULPTURE, Oxford Journal of Archaeology (2025). DOI: 10.1111/ojoa.12321 ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Her study, "The Scent of Ancient Greco-Roman Sculpture," was published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology this month. Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just experienced visually ...