London-based homeware brand Carolina Irving & Daughters hosts pop-up in Dallas March 25-26
London-based homewares brand Carolina Irving & Daughters is hosting a pop-up shopping event in Dallas March 25-26.
Smithsonian Magazine1d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
Greek Guard Charged in Crackdown on Antiquities Smuggling Rings
ATHENS (Reuters) - A guard protecting ancient sites in northern Greece has been charged with involvement in a crime ring smuggling out artefacts and selling them abroad, police officials said on ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
Vases thought to be by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson heading to auction
The rare Victorian Scottish fireclay garden vases were thought to have been designed by Thomson and modelled by George ...
Greek City Times3d
Antikythera Wreck and Minoan Art Take Center Stage
Antikythera Shipwreck treasures reunite at Greece’s National Archaeological Museum with Minoan exhibits in a major expansion.
Greek Reporter6d
Ancient Greek Martial Art ‘Pankration’ and Its Influence on MMA
The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...
Curbed10d
My Stuff Tells My Story
Kim Hastreiter, the co-founder of Paper magazine who spent her career chronicling downtown New York, unpacks her archives in ...
Balkan Insight15d
Mothers, Priestesses, Fighters: Story of Greek Islands Retold Through Women’s Eyes
A new exhibition on the history of the Cyclades reveals the ‘untold stories’ of the islands’ women – and how they made the ...
Philadelphia Inquirer19d
Philly-born pottery artist Roberto Lugo has a new show of ‘Greek vases’ at Princeton
The only art he knew about were the towering murals of Black heroes ... The vases from antiquity are displayed behind glass barriers. While an ancient Greek vase might show young men walking through ...
Greek City Times24d
Greece Celebrates Return of Ancient Vase from the US After Decades Abroad
“This small but exquisite example of ancient Greek ceramics and painting is returning home thanks to the generosity and highly symbolic initiative of Dr. Brian Henderson, General Director of the ...
Greek Reporter24d
Could the Earliest Depiction of a Kiss Be 50,000 Years Old?
However, this has not been confirmed. The oldest confirmed depiction of a kiss in a painting is on ancient Greek pottery. Scholars widely accept some of these vases dating back to the 7th century BCE ...