Silent film star. According to the studio biography Theda Bara (anagram of "Arab Death") was born in the Sahara to a French artist and his Egyptian concubine and possessed supernatural powers. Gorgeous vintage sepia matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bara in her role as Cleopatra, signed and inscribed in fountain pen 'R. B. Schellinger, In recognition of (unreadable) for my Cleopatra, Theda Bara 1917.' In fine condition, with silvering to the left and top borders, a bit of silvering in a dark area beneath part of the signature, a couple of minor creases and adhesive residue to the top border. RRAuction COA.
