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Because Nekhbet was a protector goddess, the queen's affiliation with her complemented the king's role as the embodiment of the falcon god Horus. [7] Khentkaus II was one of the first queens to wear the vulture headdress. [8] In the New Kingdom, the vulture's head on the crown was more frequently replaced by the uraeus. [9]
Children wore no clothing until 6 years old. Once they turned six they were allowed to wear clothing to protect them from the dry heat. A popular hairstyle among children was the side-lock, an unshaved length of hair on the right side of the head.
Cleopatra VII was born in early 69 BC to the ruling Ptolemaic pharaoh Ptolemy XII and an uncertain mother, [32] [33] [note 13] presumably Ptolemy XII's wife Cleopatra V Tryphaena (who may have been the same person as Cleopatra VI Tryphaena), [34] [35] [36] [note 14] [note 2] the mother of Cleopatra's older sister, Berenice IV Epiphaneia.
A small statue discovered at Cleopatra’s tomb seemingly reveals what her true face looked like. Image credits: drkathleenmartinez. The Taposiris Magna Temple, located west of Alexandria, under ...
Head of the gilded wooden coffin of pharaoh Amenemope with uraeus on forehead, 21st dynasty, Egyptian Museum, Cairo. The word uraeus is the Latinized form of a Greek term derived from iâret, the Egyptian name for the cobra , which also means "to ascend, to rise, to stand up". [ 21 ]
A bust of Cleopatra VII dated to 40–30 BC, now located at the Vatican Museums, showing her with a "melon" hairstyle and a Hellenistic royal diadem [1]. The ethnicity of Cleopatra VII, the last active Hellenistic ruler of the Macedonian-led Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, has caused debate in some circles.
From Audrey Hepburn and Eartha Kitt to Jackie O, the head scarf has let women with a strong sense of self keep their scalps warm, their hair laid, and their heads held up high.
The center of her cult was in Per-Wadjet, later called Buto by the Greeks. [3] She became the patroness of the Nile Delta and the protector of all of Lower Egypt . [ 4 ] The pharaohs wore the uraeus as a head ornament: either with the body of Wadjet atop the head, or as a crown encircling the head; this indicated Wadjet's protection and ...