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Archaeologists Stunned to Find Statue Heads of the ‘Goddess of Beauty’ and the ‘Deity of Wine’ in Turkey
Archaeologists Stunned to Find Statue Heads of the ‘Goddess of Beauty’ and the ‘Deity of Wine’ in Turkey Religious faith ...
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Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
A second technique, called kosmesis, made use of protective oils in order to preserve the statues. The Homeric Hymn to ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Many ancient statues were scented, a researcher says. A sculpture of ...
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Archaeologists Found a Majestic Ancient Statue of Hermes Buried Under a Fountain
Other excavations of the site also uncovered pieces from statues of Aphrodite, Eros, Artemis, and Nemesis. Recently, the “Heritage for the Future” project uncovered a king’s mosaic house in ...
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Spectacular statues reveal art tradition of ancient Rome’s lost sculpture capital
One of the sculptures is a striking 2-metre-high statue of the goddess of love, Aphrodite, sitting on a base depicting the god Eros seated on a dolphin. Next to the Aphrodite statue, researchers ...
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Gaza heritage and destruction on display in Paris
A new exhibition opening in Paris on Friday showcases archaeological artifacts from Gaza, once a major commercial crossroads ...
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Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god's messenger
Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also been discovered at the site. According to a statement from Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism ...