The Ancient Art of Manscaping

Museum Secrets

English - December 30, 2020 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.48 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
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Previous Episode: Indecent Sculptures for Decent Museums

Next Episode: A Light at the End of the Tunnel

In this episode, host Lucie Dawkins reveals the Ancient Greek art of styling pubic hair, and why it gives us important clues to understanding ancient sculptures.

1. Cast of the Terme Boxer – View this online
2. Cast of Apollo – View this online
3. Painted cast of Augustus – View this online
4. The Metropolitan Museum kouros – Find out more
5. Cast of the Kritios Boy – View this online

If you want to take a closer look at the sculptures in this episode, you can find them at the links above, or visit the podcast page on the Ashmolean website: ashmolean.org/museum-secrets

Producer and Presenter: Lucie Dawkins

About Museum Secrets: The curators at the University of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology have been recording bite-sized tales of the wonderful, and sometimes unexpected, life of a museum. We can’t wait to share them with you! Join us every weekday for 3 weeks, from 28 December onwards, for a daily dose of cheer.