Perfumes had captivated the ancient Greeks and through many sources, we can still venture through the world of perfumes in ancient Greece.

Or so one would think, looking at the current art scene. But a new and fascinating archeological finding shows that this has ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

Often found as a base or heart of a perfume, the note is now cultivated from plant sources such as the musk flower or wood. Many of your favorite scents, particularly powdery perfumes, likely ...

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.

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According to new research, this also included the sense of smell, which was aroused by smothering ancient statues in rose-scented perfumes and other delightful fragrances. “This idea of scented ...

says ancient texts provide evidence that statues were often scented with perfumes, oils and waxes. Her study, "The Scent of ...

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The fragrances would have made viewing the statues not only a visual experience, “but also an olfactory one,” Brøns writes in the paper. Ancient Greeks and Romans often decorated sculptures ...