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The Perfumed Banquet
Lotus, kyphi and perfumed wax — the scents of Egyptian feasts and temples, as the tomb paintings show them.
Chapters
On-screen text
- 0:07 Thebes, c. 1400 BC
- 0:14 Blue lotus held by guests Historical record · Theban tomb paintings
- 0:38 Cone on head, perfumed wax Historical record · Theban tomb paintings
- 8:28 Making perfume
- 8:35 Making perfume
- 8:52 How was perfume made? Historical record · Relief, Louvre E 11162
- 9:01 Temple incense
- 9:08 Temple incense
- 9:25 Kyphi — the evening incense Historical record · Plutarch, On Isis and Osiris 80; temple recipes at Edfu
Sources
Historical record: Theban tomb paintings · Relief, Louvre E 11162 · Plutarch, On Isis and Osiris 80; temple recipes at Edfu
Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 165 s of CPU.