Ancient Greeks and Romans perfumed their statues, study says
The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...
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Ancient Vishnu Statue Washes Ashore in India
A three-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu had washed ashore. The sculpture was broken in pieces, but experts recognized it as depicting Vishnu in the Janardanaya avatar, one of his 24 divine forms ...
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Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
Roman writer Cicero referenced the treatment of a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis in Sicily, while the poet Callimachus’ description of the statue of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. The study ...
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How to stop doomscrolling
The world is bad sometimes, but it feels even worse if you can’t stop staring into the all-consuming abyss that is the 6-inch screen of a smartphone, following you through space and time.
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Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
To read about a marble sculpture unearthed in the ancient Greek city of Philippi, go to "A Young Hercules." ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as scientists uncover part of ancient statue that could solve century-old puzzle
The statue's design includes carved jewellery, robe, and sash. It also features a unique left-hand gesture across the chest, which is an uncommon representation in Khmer art. An optical electronic ...
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North Sea oil crash crew staring down Britain's biggest environmental disaster in a generation
Emergency crews are battling to avoid the biggest environmental disaster of a generation off the UK coast today. Fires are still burning on an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship which ...
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A potential government shutdown creates a staring contest between Trump and Democrats
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Why Staring a Dog in the Eyes Is Almost Always a Huge Mistake
But what about dogs? Do dogs speak “eye language” like humans do? This is certainly important to know before you challenge a dog to a staring contest and realize too late that you've made a terrible ...
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Throne and Liberty: How to solve Secret Device of The Belfry statue puzzle
Halfway through chapter 14 of Throne and Liberty’s new expansion, players will have to complete the Secret Device of The Belfry’s statue puzzle. Given very little in the way of clues ...