Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
After 96 Years, Archaeologists Finally Found the Missing Part of a Legendary Statue
However, the discovery of this ancient statue—and exquisite preservation—was far from certain when the statue was first ...
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
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 ...