Head of Horus
- Published/Created:
- 2625-2475 BCE
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
8000 BC - 499 AD - Notes:
- The high feather crown, a symbol of divinity.
- Abstract:
- Men are clean shaven. For religious and state occasions the king or reigning queen ties a braided false beard around the chin. There are a number of hairstyles for common men. Most typical is a round bowl cut which is shaped in layers. Royal headdresses for formal occasions include the mitre of Osiris, the white crown of Lower Egypt, the red crown of Upper Egypt, the blue war helmet, and the plume. Sometimes these headdresses are combined. The nemes is for daily wear. In appearance like a striped kerchief, it has stylized lappets in front and a closed bag in back. All royal headdresses carry the uraeus or hooded cobra.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Egypt -- History -- (LC)
Dress accessories -- Egypt -- History -- (LC)
Metalwork -- Egypt -- 6th dynasty -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Old Kingdom
- Culture:
- Egyptian (ancient)
- Accession Number:
- 4388-033
- Genre:
- costume accessories: headdresses (AAT)
sculpture (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Creator:
- Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
- Source Title:
- History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 1 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian Museum
- OID:
- 10542729
- PID:
- digcoll:1862315