San Diego Union-Tribune

Greek statue lent to Italy in exchange for Parthenon gesture

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — Greece on Wednesday lent Italy an ancient statue of the goddess Athena, to be displayed in a Sicilian museum for four years in return for Italy’s long-term loan to ...
Fox News

Italy has right to seize Greek bronze from Getty Museum, European court affirms

A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was right to try to reclaim an important part of its ...
ABC7 San Francisco

'Who would do this?' 90-year-old Greek statue severely damaged at SF's Legion of Honor Museum

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There's outrage and disbelief over the vandalism of a statue at one of San Francisco's oldest museums. The Greek statue on the grounds of the Legion of Honor was heavily damaged ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Trireme to Be Displayed in New Greek Museum

A replica of an ancient trireme will be the centerpiece of Greece's new Underwater Archaeology Museum, set to open its gates ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Getty Museum loses appeal as court upholds Italy’s right to seize Greek statue

ROME — A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was justified in trying to reclaim an important ...
Yahoo

Ancient Greek Statue Found Abandoned in Trash Bag

One might think that every piece of ancient Greek statuary is on display in a museum, but in reality, Greeks today continue to find pieces of the past in their everyday lives. The latest find is an ...
KPBS

We know Greek statues weren't white. Now you can see them in color.

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 ...
ZME Science on MSN

The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the ...
Houston Public Media

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

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 ...
New Scientist

Marble of ancient Greek statue traced to its likely origin

One of the great statues of antiquity has been connected to its likely birthplace by analysis of its marble. The Colossus of the Naxians on the Greek island of Delos once stood about 9 metres tall, ...