Ephesus Turkey-1962: Traditional Tea Ceremony With Samovar And Clear Glasses

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationEphesus, Turkey
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Ephesus Turkey

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Traditional Tea Ceremony With Samovar And Clear Glasses — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this clip captures a traditional tea gathering in Ephesus, Turkey. Hands pour dark tea from a samovar into small clear glasses on silver trays, with guests in casual attire participating in the ritual. The warm, sun-drenched scene features a patterned tablecloth and a relaxed, communal atmosphere, showcasing authentic Turkish hospitality. The footage exhibits natural film grain and color shifts typical of vintage home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 126984259

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Ephesus, Turkey Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Turkish home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a close, everyday tea-serving ritual with visible hands, trays, glasses, and samovar-style service.
Period detail: The small tulip-shaped tea glasses, metal trays, patterned cloth, and 8mm color rendering may show mid-20th-century visitor footage of tea being served in Turkey.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close to the tabletop as guests reach, pour, and receive tea, preserving an informal participant viewpoint rather than a staged ceremony.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include hands, clear tea glasses, saucers, silver-colored trays, a samovar or teapot, a patterned tablecloth, and seated guests partly entering frame.
Film character: The clip has the soft grain, dense shadows, saturated blues, exposure shifts, and handheld closeness typical of scanned 8mm home-movie color footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, food-and-drink insert, travel memory beat, or transition into a sequence about Turkish hospitality or communal meals.
Historical context: The footage documents a social tea moment in which the serving action and shared tabletop are emphasized more than identifiable individuals or the broader setting.
Research note: People and possible private-property context are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Turkey home movie tea, Ephesus travel footage, Turkish tea glasses, samovar service, and 8mm food and drink gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Ephesus or Turkey material, and then broader themes of tea, hospitality, travel, and outdoor meals.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Ephesus, Turkey home-movie frame showing guests' hands near clear tea glasses, saucers, trays, and a samovar or teapot on a tabletop. — Guests reach around a tabletop set with Turkish tea glasses, trays, and a metal serving vessel.

Close 8mm view from Ephesus, Turkey in 1962 with hands beside small clear tea glasses, metal trays, and a pale samovar or teapot. — A tabletop tea service fills the frame as hands move between glasses, trays, and the serving vessel.

1962 Turkish home-movie close-up showing a hand holding a small clear tea glass near saucers, trays, and a metal serving vessel. — A guest holds a tea glass close to the trays during the serving moment.

Ephesus, Turkey home-movie frame from 1962 showing dark tea in a small clear glass, hands, trays, and a pale samovar or teapot. — Dark tea sits in a clear glass as hands and serving objects crowd the tabletop.

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