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2. Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the King - Wikipedia

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   The Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the King – sometimes also translated as Fanbearer on the King's Right Hand – was an ancient Egyptian courtier. The title implies a very close personal or official relationship with the pharaoh. During the times of Amenhotep II and Tuthmosis IV the title was held by officials like the viceroy of Kush, the ...

3. Ankh - Wikipedia

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   Hand fans were another symbol of air in Egyptian iconography, and the human servants who normally carried fans behind the king were sometimes replaced in artwork by personified ankh signs with arms. In scenes of ritual purification, in which water was poured over the king or a deceased commoner, the zigzag lines that normally represented water ...

4. Hand fan - Wikipedia

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   Hand fan. A handheld fan, or simply hand fan, is a broad, flat surface that is waved back-and-forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle and made of a thin material (such as paper or feathers) mounted on slats which revolve around a pivot so that it can be ...

5. List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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   Hand fan: Hand fans had been used in Egypt as early as 4,000 years ago. Hand fans have been found in King Tut's tomb. [171] Pens and Reed pens: Ancient Egyptians had developed writing on papyrus scrolls when scribes used thin reed brushes or reed pens from the Juncus maritimus or sea rush. [172]

6. Nakhtmin - Wikipedia

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   Born. Akhmim, Upper Egypt. Title. Great overseer of troops, overseer of the troops of the lord of the two lands, overseer oftroops, the true servant who is beneficial to his lord, the king's scribe. the servant beloved of his lord. the fan-bearer on the right-hand of the king. the servant who causes to live the name of his lord.

7. European hand fans in the 18th century - Wikipedia

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   Hand fans first arrived in Europe in the 15th century from Asia and became popular in the 16th century. Several fan styles were common and a plethora of materials were used to create them. Subject matter varied greatly, from Biblical scenes to landscapes. Hand fans serve as a cooling mechanism, social instrument, and fashion accessory.