
Rare crystal head found in Cleopatra’s temple ruins
Clip: Season 22 Episode 8 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Could this mysterious crystal head buried in the ruins of Cleopatra's temple depict Marc Antony?
Archaeologists uncovered a mysterious crystal artifact buried in the underwater ruins of Cleopatra’s temple. It bears an uncanny resemblance to a man history knows well: Mark Antony, Cleopatra’s powerful ally and lover. This unique sculpture is rarely seen by the public, until now.
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Rare crystal head found in Cleopatra’s temple ruins
Clip: Season 22 Episode 8 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Archaeologists uncovered a mysterious crystal artifact buried in the underwater ruins of Cleopatra’s temple. It bears an uncanny resemblance to a man history knows well: Mark Antony, Cleopatra’s powerful ally and lover. This unique sculpture is rarely seen by the public, until now.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAmid the ruins of the temple, archaeologists have found an extraordinary item connected to a man forever linked with Cleopatra... A charismatic figure very close to the queen, whose presence in the temple was now confirmed by this absolutely singular object -- a rare crystal head discovered in the sediment.
-The crystal head is magnificent.
You really don't find very many of these across the whole of the Roman Empire.
So, it's a very expensive, high-end gift that has been given to the temple.
-This treasure is kept in the excavation storeroom in Alexandria, at a secret location where few cameras are allowed.
Olivier has completed the cleaning and restoration of the precious object.
-The head is made of rock crystal, which is a very hard stone.
Unfortunately, it has suffered the ravages of time and is now very eroded.
-Under strong light, the face appears more clearly.
-Sorry to say, it's very eroded, but it's still an imperial head.
The face is clearly visible, the hair well defined.
The profile, eyes, and nose are clearly visible.
There's a strong presumption that this is indeed Mark Antony.
-Mark Antony was one of Cleopatra's Roman lovers and the father of three of her children.
Her love affairs are part of her mystique, one of the reasons archaeologists still study her today.
Preview | Cleopatra's Last Temple
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Preview: S22 Ep8 | 32s | An unprecedented discovery could reveal new information about Cleopatra’s reign. (32s)
What Cleopatra’s Temple may have looked like
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Clip: S22 Ep8 | 3m 14s | Tiny lead tokens revealed the first clues to Cleopatra’s temple façade in Alexandria. (3m 14s)
This Cleopatra coin has been lost underwater for 2,000 years
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Clip: S22 Ep8 | 2m 24s | Beneath the harbor of Alexandria, archaeologists have uncovered coins bearing Cleopatra's image. (2m 24s)
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