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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

My nearly 15 year old reindeer and I would like to wish everyone celebrating a very Merry Christmas. Even if you are not celebrating, I hope that you are having wonderful holidays with lots of love, peace, happiness, health. These feel like dark times, but may you all find some light in your lives.

White dog with black bose lying on an orange couch, covered with a beige blanket, She wears a hairband with brown reindeer ears and flittery red and green antlers

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I found this wonderful bracelet second hand and could not resist. Apparently, it was once a tourist souvenir brought from Egypt, but I have no other information. I just love it—as does Nils, the newest addition to my hippo collection 😁

Little light blue hippo (stuffed toy) to the right and top, with darker blue ears. In front of Nils, there is a silver bracelet with five different links, showing an ankh, two uraei, a camel, pharaoh on a chariot, and (probably) the mask of Tutankhamun.

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

My idea of a perfect winter day: Staying at home with plenty of tea, biscuits, and a good book 😊 Of course, ancient Egypt—as a general theme, but in this particular case also as a book title by Campbell Price—always sneaks into my weekend plans as well...

In the left bottom corned, bliue book with golden lettering: "Ancient Egypt" by Campbell Price; to the right a biscuit in the shape of Tutankhamun's mask. At the top, a mug with a drawing of an ancient Egyptian relief, showing a head

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Some of the props that I have found in my Cleopatra advent calendar so far… Every day, I feel like a little Amelia Peabody, trying to solve my little riddles 😂

The head of the sphinx in the middle, to the left a "papyrus" scroll of paper, in the top right corner money bills, at the bottom part of a wheel with "hieroglyphs"

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

This year, I have such a fun advent calendar: “The Treasury of Cleopatra”—it was a gift from my wonderful colleagues ☺️ Every day, I have to solve a little riddle in order to get closer to finding Cleopatra’s treasures on 24 December. It is really beautifully made 😊

Advent calendar cover with Cleopatra to the left, teh sphinx to the right with pyramids and a temple in the background. Moreover, someone riding a camel and a woman walking next to the camel are visible on a smaller scale in the centre

Inside of the advent calendar, showing a desk with two lamps to the left and the right. Several pictures and a large map are on the wall, more pictures stand on the desk. Moreover, several books, pens as well as small statues (incl Anubis) can be seen on the desk

Small journal of the archaeologist with two paper rolls containing the riddles

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This FREE event is about to start: "Creating a Mummy: The KV-63 Embalming Deposit" by Salima Ikram. Really looking forward to it 😊 For the Zoom-link, see: www.facebook.com/events/11185...

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I am quite late this year—although better late than never, I guess—, but I decided to do an advent calendar with ancient Egyptian objects. What better way to start the calendar than with my favourite goddess, Taweret? 1/2 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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Statuette of the Goddess Taweret | Ptolemaic Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Me: I am so stressed. I have SO many things to do and I do not even know where to start... 😩 Also me: Time to bake some biscuits for no reason 😊 Just kidding: Of course, there was a reason. I got new Tutankhamun biscuit cutters.

Picture of various biscuits: 2 x Tutankhamun, 1 x pyramid, 19 x hieroglyph squares (with wedjat-eyes and scarabs)

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

My copy has finally arrived today: “Howard Carter: from tracer to Tutankhamun” by Carl Graves. I am really looking forward to reading this book 😊 Yet, I wonder whether I will hear @cgraves88.bsky.social’s voice in my head while reading this… 😉 Many heartfelt congratulations on the publication!

Book cover shows a drawing by Howard Carter, depicting King Thutmosis I and Queen Senseneb.

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

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Dr Margaret Maitland @margaretmaitland.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

A study of residues on an unprovenanced Bes-vase, possibly from the Fayum c. 2nd century BCE, identified psychotropic substances that suggest ritual use, incl. harmel, which can induce visions or childbirth/abortion, & has Bes-related names in various languages including bêsasa in Egypt today

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Today, I finally hanged my "corn bride" (arūset el-kamh) that I had bought in Abydos. I was really worried that it might get damaged during the transport, but luckily it has survived in one piece ☺️ For more information on these so-called brides, see: guild-of-hypatia.blogspot.com/2008/09/brid...

Image of a figure made of straw. the figure looks roughly like a human with outspread arms; instead of legs, the ears seem to form a dress. There is no obvious head. A purple band is attached to the place in which the head would be

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

In case you are still looking for something to read this weekend: The article "Multianalytical investigation reveals psychotropic substances in a ptolemaic Egyptian vase" by Tanasi, van Oppen de Ruiter, et al. is published in open access and can be downloaded here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Multianalytical investigation reveals psychotropic substances in a ptolemaic Egyptian vase - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Multianalytical investigation reveals psychotropic substances in a ptolemaic Egyptian vase

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If you are looking for a weekend read: The book "Gesture, Stance, and Movement. Communicating Bodies in the Aegean Bronze Age. Acts of the International Conference at the University of Heidelberg, 11–13 November 2021" can be downloaded for FREE here: books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/c...

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Gesture, Stance, and Movement: Communicating Bodies in the Aegean Bronze Age. Acts of the International Conference at the University of Heidelberg, 11–13 November 2021 | Propylaeum

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

How wonderful! ☺️ In case you need another reason to visit Egypt: The next CRE − Current Research in Egyptology − conference takes place in Cairo in September 2025. For more information and the Call for Papers, see: cregyptology.org.uk?page_id=4929

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I am always looking forward to receiving my copy of Egyptian Archaeology, but this time I really cannot wait to finally get my hands on the new issue: Just look at that bookmark! 😍

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I still cannot believe it, but here we are ☺️ I am extremely honoured that my work on ancient Egyptian beds has received the prestigious Philippika prize, endowed by the Harrassowitz Verlag. This means that my thesis is published in the Philippika series—a series that is home to many wonderful books.

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

You probably have noticed that the king’s kilt can be depicted with one acute angle in front, ending in an animal head—the animal is variously identified as jackal, fennec, bat. However, have you ever seen a kilt with two such angles and heads, as here in the temple of Abydos?

Kneeling king offering to a god standing to the right, the god not in the picture anymore. The king wears a kilt looking like a triangle, the two side angles ending in animal heads

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

And another book that can be read and downloaded for FREE: J. Rizzo, "Perpétuer le nom (sanx rn). Une liturgie mémorielle dans l’ancienne Égypte", CENiM 39 www.enim-egyptologie.fr?page=cenim&n... #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I have just started reading “Tourism in Egypt Through the Ages. A Historical Guide“ by Charlotte Booth which discusses travelling in and to Egypt from ancient to modern times. What is everybody else currently reading? 😊 I am always on the lookout for suggestions…

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I love pottery 😊 So, whenever I am in Egypt, I try to get at least one new piece of these little handmade wonders. This year, I chose this lovely camel bowl. Just look at the camel’s eyes! How could I not have brought him home 🥰

Large blue bowl with a white camel head and four brown legs

The same bowl, now photographed from the top, not the side

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Happy 122nd birthday to a wonderful museum, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square! 🥳 Have you ever visited? 😊

Post by Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, saying: The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square is celebrating its 122nd anniversary. As one of Cairo's historical & tourist landmarks, it is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East & the first building in the world designed specifically as a museum.

The post also has four pictures of the inside of the museum, showcasing some of its objects.

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I can definitely recommend Roberta Mazza's "Stolen Fragments. Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts" as well. It truly is a great read. Of course, the things that she discusses are schocking & infuriating. Yet, it is such an important topic & we need to talk about it.

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I thought I could share these pictures of some graffiti, or secondary carvings, that I have spotted in the temple at Abydos, Egypt. I particularly love the canine that looks like a sausage dog 😊 Which one is your favourite?

Graffiti showing a lion (on top) and a dog (below)

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

When the past meets the future ☺️ For those of you who are not on Facebook, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has posted a video on how modern technologies are or can be used in Egyptian museums. What do you think about these possibilities? www.facebook.com/share/v/1D7b... #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

If you are looking for something new to read: "Documents de Théologies Thébaines Tardives (D3T 1)", edited by Christophe Thiers, can now be read and downloaded for FREE here: enim-egyptologie.fr/index.php?pa... #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Last week, I visited Abydos. Of course, I took a lot of pictures there. After all, the more you look, the more details you notice. Here, I share with you the lovely example of Seshat, wearing her panther skin like a dress with sleeves and writing the bee-hieroglyph for king 🥰 #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I just could not resist this beautiful necklace 🥰 The pendant is inspired by the musicians represented in Nakht's tomb—the painting shown here is a facsimile by N. de Garis Davies (www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...). Virtual tour of the tomb: www.medievalist.net/webgl/tombof... #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

After a long hiatus, I guess it is time to become more active again on this platform. How has everyone been? Great to see all of you here ☺️

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

People who know me know that I am nervous before each and every talk that I have to give. But for this one, "El erudito, la princesa, y el adventurero. Luxemburgo y Egipto" I am particularly nervous, since it is going to be my first lecture in Spanish. Wish me luck! 🤞 #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 14/10/2023

Did you know that there is a Playmobil set of Scooby Doo! in Egypt? 🤔 I only found out recently and could not resist it… for research purposes, of course. #Egypt #Egyptology #Egyptomania

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

Another book that can be downloaded for FREE: "Materialien und Arbeitsmittel aus Projekten des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Kairo (MAPDAIK) 2. The Post-Old Kingdom Pottery from the J-Trenches at Buto" by Sabine A. Laemmel. repo.dainst.org/dataset/the-... #Egypt #Egyptology

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Materialien und Arbeitsmittel aus Projekten des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Kairo (MAPDAIK)...

The present report deals with the post-Old Kingdom ceramics recovered from the J-Trenches which were excavated between 2005 and 2008 in the north-western edges of the north mound (Kom A) of...

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

The new edition of B. Mathieu's "Abbréviations des Périodiques et Collections", i.e. abbreviations of journals and collections, is out now and can be downloaded for free—always a very useful tool. www.ifao.egnet.net/uploads/publ... #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Happiness is finally having a bowl with human feet from Komsan Abdo's pottery workshop in Luxor It is absolutely perfect. Of course, this is also not just any random bowl, but actually imitates a Predynastic exemplar that is now in the MET: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Egypt #Egyptology

Black bowl with two human feet, standing atop a white surface and in front of a purple wall. White fairy lights surround the bowl, some of them also lying in the bowl itself

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

I am always interested in the reception of ancient #Egypt and thought Nemuer's music video "Gates of Duat" would offer quite a lot for the ears and eyes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBnq... If you are interested in the project, have a look here: hithit.com/en/project/1... #Egyptology #Egyptomania

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NEMUER - Gates Of Duat (Official Video)

"Gates of Duat" is the first unveiled track from NEMUER's upcoming ancient Egyptian album and, at the same time, a preview of a film in the works. Join our c...

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Ok, I am not going to lie... This sounds quite amazing! If you are a fan of "The Mummy", you really need to have a look at this: "Call for Chapters: The Mummy Edited Collection" call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2023/09/... #Egypt #Egyptology #Egyptomania

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 24/09/2023

Since I am finally online again—thanks to a working WiFi—, I can also share some of the pictures I took in Luxor. Of course, one of the first things I did was visit the Luxor Temple. Can you spot the doggo in this picture? 🥰 #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Last sunrise over Münster for now... The next sunrise I will witness will (probably) be over Luxor, #Egypt. I am currently on my way to the airport, travelling with the Deutsche Bahn—wish me luck that there will be no massive delays today!

Sunrise over the train station. In the foreground, there are two red trains, the sunrise with its reddish colours in the background

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

This promises to be another great event: "Ancient Egypt Rediscovered: A Journey Through the 'Description de l'Égypte'". For more information and to get tickets, just follow the link 🙂 ssl.eventilla.com/event/AeRlv #Egypt #Egyptology

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Ancient Egypt Rediscovered: A Journey Through the

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

And another amazing and important talk by Fatma Kesha that you certainly do not want to miss: "Living memories: the workmen of Saqqara": delivery-01.itunes.uni-muenchen.de?jwt=eyJhbGci... #Egypt #Egyptology

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Kind of bookmarking this for myself as well, since I have not yet managed to watch it. But, if you love Egypt, Egyptology, and cats, this might just be the documentary for you: "The Egyptian Cat Goddess. In Search Of Bastet with Salima Ikram" www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzzU...

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The Egyptian Cat Goddess (FULL DOCUMENTARY) In Search Of Bastet with Salima Ikram

Explore the ancient forgotten city of the cat, high up in the nile delta, Bubastis. A city that was written about by many ancient historians as a feminine st...

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

I love replicas of ancient Egyptian objects like this cosmetic/offering spoon shaped like an oryx, apparently copying the Eton College one: catalogue.etoncollege.com/object-ecm-7... I always wonder about the direction: Should the animal maybe be imagined as lying on its back? #Egypt #Egyptology

Orex lying on the floor, or rather its feet, its four legs being bound together below it. Its head is slightly lifted. The head, its horns, the body, and the bound legs basically form an oval shape. The creamy colour imitates ivory

The same picture as the last one, only turned 180° around, showing the ibex lying in its back

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

I just could not resist this old Singer sewing machine, even though I cannot sew for the life of me… However, I guess that the reason why I really needed to have it is quite obvious to anyone who knows me: it has an Egyptian-inspired decoration. Just look at the sphinx with the nemes-headdress! 😁

Wooden and iron table with a black sewing machine inserted into it

Detail of the sewing machine, showing its gold decoration: a winged Sphinx with a nemes-headrest

Detail of the leg of the sewing machine, showing floral decoration that is clearly inspired by Egyptian motifs. It includes a lotus flower

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 17/09/2023

Are you interested in Akhmim? If so, you might want to attend this hybrid lecture on the "Resurrection in Akhmim: Exploring the El-Salamuni Necropolis" by Prof Wahid Omran on 10 October 🙂 fb.me/e/4Xf8ok5Pm #Egypt #Egyptology

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Hybrid Lecture: Resurrection in Akhmim - Exploring the El-Salamuni Necropolis by Prof. Wahid Omran

Event by DAI Kairo - German Archaeological Institute Cairo on Tuesday, October 10 2023 with 118 people interested and 27 people going.

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 17/09/2023

Are you interested in ancient Egyptian literature? Do you like "The Tale of Sinuhe"—no, not the one by Mika Waltari? If so, you might want to watch this lecture by R. Parkinson, Professor of Egyptology: "‘The Lady of All’ – Reading the Queen in the Life of Sinuhe" www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA3W...

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Prof. Richard B. Parkinson: ‘The Lady of All’ – Reading the Queen in the Life of Sinuhe | Marc...

This lecture is a recording of the celebratory lecture on the occasion of the retirement of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Verhoeven-van Elsbergen, long-time profess...

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

This open access article might be of interest to some of you: "Profiling the people behind clay figurines: Technological trace and fingerprint analysis applied to ancient Egypt (Lahun village, MBA II, c. 1800–1700 BC)" by Forte and Miniaci: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Egypt #Egyptology

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Profiling the people behind clay figurines: Technological trace and fingerprint analysis applied to ...

Clay figurines represent one of the ideal object categories for tracing the profile of their makers since they preserve traces of the maker’s gestures…

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Manon Y. Schutz @manonyschutz.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

Everyone knows the movie "Cleopatra" with Elizabeth Taylor from 1963. But did you know that there is a much earlier film "Cleopatra" from 1917, starring Theda Bara—mostly lost due to fire? However, parts of the movie are recovered occasionally, like these 41 seconds: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

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Cleopatra (1917) - Newly Discovered Footage

Here it is, my Cleopatra footage. It only runs about 41 seconds but I think you'll agree that there is a lot packed into this brief fragment. You can help su...

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