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Before Tutankhamun's tomb was found in 1922, this Golden Uraeus was the only ornament ever known to be worn by an entombed pharaoh, and it was thought that it was passed to the next pharaoh. The Golden Uraeus is of solid gold, 6.7 cm (2.6 in), black eyes of granite , a snake head of deep ultramarine lapis lazuli , the flared cobra hood of dark ...
Regalia of the Pharaoh. Pharaoh Amenhotep III and his regalia, the headdress, the pschent, the false beard and the uraeus. The Regalia of the Pharaoh or Pharaoh's attributes are the symbolic objects of royalty in ancient Egypt (crowns, headdresses, scepters). In use between 3150 and 30 BC, these attributes were specific to pharaohs, but also to ...
Hedjet. The hedjet, also known as hdt, is the crown worn by the king of Upper (Southern) Egypt. It resembles a bowling pin and is also called the “White One.”. In addition, this crown is one half of the double crown, the pschent. No crowns are known to have been found in any archeological digs.
Ancient Egyptian clothes refers to clothing worn in ancient Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period (prior to 3100 BC) to the collapse of the Ptolemaic Kingdom with the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC. Egyptian clothing was filled with a variety of colors. Adorned with precious gems and jewels, the fashions of the ancient Egyptians were made for ...
Khafre Enthroned. Khafre Enthroned is a Ka statue of the Pharaoh Khafre, who reigned during the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (c. 2570 BCE). It is now located in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The construction is made of anorthosite gneiss (related to diorite), a valuable, extremely hard, and dark stone brought 400 miles down the Nile River ...
The Vulture crown was an ancient Egyptian crown worn by Great Royal Wives and female pharaohs. It was depicted as a headdress in the shape of a vulture draped over the head, with its wings hanging down on the sides. [ 1 ] It was a symbol of protection associated with the vulture goddess Nekhbet, who often wore this crown when depicted in a ...
Khepresh. The khepresh (ḫprš) was an ancient Egyptian royal headdress. It is also known as the blue crown or war crown. New Kingdom pharaohs are often depicted wearing it in battle, but it was also frequently worn in ceremonies. [ 1 ] While it was once called the war crown by many, modern historians refrain from characterizing it thus.
This is common with Egyptian snake gods and associated with the imagery of snakes crawling across the earth. [9] When Geb is represented as his father, Nehebkau's mother is considered to be the harvest goddess Renenutet: [1] the ‘good snake’ who ensured bountiful fields, harvests and kitchens for the living [7] and nourished the kas of the ...