Mithras (1954)

Mithras. London. L/S excavation site of the Roman temple to their god Mithras. M/S looking down hole, M/S Roman walls. M/S Dr. Harold Penderleith and Mr Organ looking at the bust of Mithras in the laboratory. Various shots as Harold takes the head off and looks through an eyeglass at the statue, which is still in very good condition. He explains to Organ how he wants the statue to be treated and strengthened. M/S as he uses matchsticks and cotton wool to rub on cleaning solution. M/S as they look at before and after pictures of the statue showing how much it has been cleaned up. Various exterior shots of the Guildhall. M/S interior as a man scrubs some of the pieces of Roman pottery. C/U pottery. M/S as Eve Rutter cleans the carved head of Serapis, god of the underworld. M/S statue of a reclining figure, possibly Mercury. M/S as piece is added to Bacchus group. M/S of a large stone hand holding something round. M/S inscribed stone tablet. C/U writing on the stone. M/S statue of a head. FILM ID:1607.01 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

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