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Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient ... treatment of a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis in Sicily, while ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were ... which describes the statue of Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Berenice II (around 267 to 221 BCE) as “yet wet with perfume.” ...
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How the ancient ‘Queen of the North’ was forgotten
In other words, Cartimandua might have just been dismissed as a collaborator, rather than as the vengeful warrior-queen that earned Boudicca her own statue ... there were no ancient tribal texts ...
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Ancient statue discovered at Egyptian temple may be rare Roman bust of Cleopatra
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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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 ... on statues is hard to come by, as the oils and waxes degrade over time. One exception is a statue of the Ptolemaic Queen ...
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A Crew Was Digging Under a Buddha Statue—and Found a 1,300-Year-Old Gold Treasure
Archaeologists in Thailand uncovered 33 ancient gold, silver, and bronze treasures beneath a 1,300-year-old reclining Buddha statue. They found rare repoussé metal sheets depicting Buddha and ...