Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s ...

Greco-Roman sculptors ... Sicily anointed a statue of the huntress goddess Artemis with “precious unguents,” as well as “frankincense and burning perfumes.” The Greek poet Kallimachos ...

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 ...