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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Greek culture officials have revealed a full frontal view of the 7.5-foot-tall (2.3-meter-tall) statues of Caryatid maidens that guard a mysterious tomb from the age of Alexander the Great. The ...

A wall of sealing stones was removed to reveal the robe-covered bodies of two caryatids. Archaeologists have uncovered the expertly crafted robes of two female stone statues standing guard at the ...

A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Many ancient statues were scented, a ...