Friday, March 18, 2011

PEPLUM Anachronism: Laboratories

Amazing how laboratories from the past are so modern looking. Fun and cute but not really accurate.

Above and below: from GOLIATH & THE VAMPIRES


Above and Below: SINBAD & THE EYE OF THE TIGER


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  1. AnonymousJuly 14, 2023 at 8:22 PM


    For chemistry lab enthusiasts
    From the same film, long shots of the bench with the lab glassware, complete with skull, presumably aiming to depict alchemy going on:

    http://www.peplumtv.com/2011/06/seeing-double.html
    http://www.peplumtv.com/2012/03/who-played-goliath-no-2-in-goliath-and.html

    From another film, conical flasks on the table:
    http://www.peplumtv.com/2012/10/photo-of-day_18.html

    I found this interesting video on youtube:
    Chemical laboratory glassware at the Egyptian museum
    https://m.youtube.com/shorts/M67XyDSxGbU

    See also:
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratory_glassware#Ancient_era

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