An interview with Dora Goldsmith on recreating Cleopatra’s perfume

An in depth interview by scent historian Caro Verbeek with Egyptologist Dora Goldsmith on the reconstruction of Cleopatra’s perfume; one of the most enigmatic scents of the antique world

I already had Cleopatra’s nose (at least that’s what I am often told), and now thanks to Dora Goldsmith I smelled what was very likely her perfume

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Cleopatra’s Perfume Recovered? An in depth interview with Dora Goldsmith