Eros, the ancient Greek god of love, is captured peacefully asleep in this exquisite sculpture exhibited in the Metropolitan ...

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 ...

Some of the most famous statues in the world are now revealing their true colors. The Elgin Marbles, a collection of ancient Greek sculptures, were not originally white, as they appear now. When they ...

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 ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie Brøns, who ...

Archaeologists in Crete unearthed an animal statue in Gortyna, revealing details about ancient Greek art and urban life.

Archaeologists have uncovered the expertly crafted robes of two female stone statues standing guard at the entrance of a huge Macedonian tomb, dating back to the era of Alexander the Great, under ...

Sculptures were usually painted, and often were decorated with jewelry and flower wreaths. "The aim of this was to make them seem 'alive' (expressed by the Greek term mimesis)," Brøns wrote in her ...