Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

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

Found at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor, the 2,600-year-old trove includes a necklace depicting a golden trio of Egyptian deities ...

The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the ...

At the dig site, archaeologists discovered a broken pot filled with gold jewelry, statues of gods, beads, and a brooch.

scans and analysis of a Buddha head originally found in 1927 and currently housed at the Angkor Conservation also proved to be from the same statue. The figure is notably adorned with jewelry, a ...

She described the statue’s design as displaying carved jewelry and robe and sash, with a unique left-hand gesture across the chest — “an uncommon representation in Khmer (Cambodian ...

The statue has jewelry and has its hand placed in a odd way for an art piece of this time period, researchers said. Screengrab from Apsara National Authority's Facebook post Digital scans allowed ...

On the other hand, kosmesis included the use of textiles, jewelry, and fragrances on statues, a practice that reinforced the idea that these divine images were treated as living beings. In this regard ...

DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece ... and adorned with jewelry, but were even doused in perfume and fragrant substances to create ...

Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods Amun, Mut, and Khonsu may have been worn as amulets.