Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

Ancient Greeks spent much of their time playing board games practically on a daily basis. They were a beloved part of ancient Greek culture.

The only surviving funerary relief of the ancient Greek world depicting twin babies in the same arms was unveiled in Athens.

Did you know that ancient sculptures were once richly coloured? Researchers have known about this for centuries, but the general public remains largely unaware.

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...

Here’s what we loved at TEFAF Maastricht 2025 (on until 20 March), from surrealist Claude Lalanne’s daybed to Ancient ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...

At a ceremony this week, Greece’s culture minister ... used to adorn ceremonial cauldrons in ancient Greek sanctuaries. Metropolitan Museum of Art New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

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