Ever wonder why statues of Greek men are always sporting miniature tinklers? “They have small to very small penises, compared to the average of humanity,” notes art historian Andrew Lear, a specialist ...
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...
Walk through the Greek sculpture galleries of most museums and you'll see pedestal after pedestal of white, marble statues with sightless eyes. That's just how Ancient Greek sculpture was, right? Nope ...
A Greek god Hermes statue discovered in ancient Laodicea sheds light on Roman craftsmanship, trade, and the city’s cultural ...
A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Many ancient statues were scented, a ...