Cleopatra the Alchemist
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Cleopatra the Alchemist, also referred to as, Cleopatra the Wise, was an Egyptian alchemist, writer, and philosopher, born and raised in Alexandria, Ancient Egypt. She experimented with practical alch
Imaginative depiction from Mylius' 1618 Basilica philosophica "Seals of the Philosophers"
Philosopher's stone
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The philosopher's stone is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as lead and mercury into gold or silver; it was also known as "the tincture" and "the powder" as well as "r
Cleopatra the Alchemist
…in Alexandria, Ancient Egypt. She experimented with practical alchemy but is also credited as one of the four female alchemists who could produce the philosopher's stone. Some writers consider her to be the inventor of the alembic, a distillation apparatus. Cleopatra the Alchemist appears to have been active in Alexandria…
The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus, by Joseph Wright of Derby (1771)
Philosopher's stone as pictured in Atalanta Fugiens, Emblem XXI
This is an illustration of the "First Key of Basil Valentine", an emblem associated with the "Great Work" in obtaining the Philosopher's stone (see also, The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine).