Posts Tagged ‘Roman’
Why are the noses missing from ancient Greek and Roman sculptures?
I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of an assignment for my global class. I’m curious why the noses were missing. My mom told me it was because the people that had first stolen the sculptures believed the person’s soul was in the sculpture, so they broke the noses off to release the spirit. However, much of what my mom believes is myth. So if you know the answer, please tell me and include a link if you researched it.