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Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu NOTE: This designation refers to royal aprons that have two uraei at the base, flanking the bottom and usually facing out. This particular example also shows ribbons (red and blue, when preserved in color) on ether side of...
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Temple of Seti I at Abydos NOTE: The shwty crown (the name is a dual form of the word shw, meaning plume–also known as the ‘double plume’ crown), like other royal headgear, had a basic form that could be elaborated upon by adding other...
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Tomb of Khaemwaset (QV 44) NOTE: This term refers to the voluminous overgarment that was worn first by Amenhotep III and becomes common on pharaoh in the later New Kingdom. The garment is often rendered as being elaborately pleated and quite sheer, so that...
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Tomb of Ramses III (KV 11) See here to read a discussion of this wig and it’s significance as royal...
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Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu NOTE: The deshret crown (commonly known as the red crown), like many of the other royal headgear, is depicted as being other colors and with embellishments; all are tracked in the database as related but individual elements. This...
