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title="Ancient Egypt">Ancient Egyptian<br />culture</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="font-size:110%;padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.5em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_architecture" title="Ancient Egyptian architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_of_ancient_Egypt" title="Art of ancient Egypt">Art</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Clothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_cuisine" title="Ancient Egyptian cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance_and_Dancers_in_Ancient_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Dance and Dancers in Ancient Egypt">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_literature" title="Ancient Egyptian literature">Literature</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output 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abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Ancient_Egyptian_culture" title="Template:Ancient Egyptian culture"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Ancient_Egyptian_culture" title="Template talk:Ancient Egyptian culture"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Ancient_Egyptian_culture" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Ancient Egyptian culture"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ancient Egyptian clothes</b> refers to <a href="/wiki/Clothing" title="Clothing">clothing</a> worn in <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">ancient Egypt</a> from the end of the <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> period (prior to 3100 BC) to the collapse of the <a href="/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom" title="Ptolemaic Kingdom">Ptolemaic Kingdom</a> with the death of <a href="/wiki/Cleopatra" title="Cleopatra">Cleopatra</a> 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 not only beauty but also comfort. Egyptian fashion was created to keep cool while in the hot desert. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elements_of_Egyptian_clothing">Elements of Egyptian clothing</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sample_of_Cloth_MET_DP274459.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Sample_of_Cloth_MET_DP274459.jpg/220px-Sample_of_Cloth_MET_DP274459.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Sample_of_Cloth_MET_DP274459.jpg/330px-Sample_of_Cloth_MET_DP274459.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Sample_of_Cloth_MET_DP274459.jpg/440px-Sample_of_Cloth_MET_DP274459.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1925" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption> Sample of ancient Egyptian linen from <a href="/wiki/Saqqara" title="Saqqara">Saqqara</a>, dating to 390-343 BC (<a href="/wiki/Late_Period_of_ancient_Egypt" title="Late Period of ancient Egypt">Late Period</a>)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ancient_Egyptian,_Assyrian,_and_Persian_costumes_and_decorations_(1920)_(14761783621).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Ancient_Egyptian%2C_Assyrian%2C_and_Persian_costumes_and_decorations_%281920%29_%2814761783621%29.jpg/220px-Ancient_Egyptian%2C_Assyrian%2C_and_Persian_costumes_and_decorations_%281920%29_%2814761783621%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Ancient_Egyptian%2C_Assyrian%2C_and_Persian_costumes_and_decorations_%281920%29_%2814761783621%29.jpg/330px-Ancient_Egyptian%2C_Assyrian%2C_and_Persian_costumes_and_decorations_%281920%29_%2814761783621%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Ancient_Egyptian%2C_Assyrian%2C_and_Persian_costumes_and_decorations_%281920%29_%2814761783621%29.jpg/440px-Ancient_Egyptian%2C_Assyrian%2C_and_Persian_costumes_and_decorations_%281920%29_%2814761783621%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2022" data-file-height="2578" /></a><figcaption>Modern illustration of a man's tunic in the style popularized in the New Kingdom</figcaption></figure> <p>In ancient Egypt, <a href="/wiki/Linen" title="Linen">linen</a> was by far the most common textile. It helped people to be comfortable in the subtropical heat. Linen is made from the <a href="/wiki/Flax" title="Flax">flax</a> plant by spinning the fibers from the stem of the plant. Spinning, weaving and sewing were very important techniques for all Egyptian societies. Plant dyes could be applied to clothing but the clothing was usually left in its natural color. <a href="/wiki/Wool" title="Wool">Wool</a> was known, but considered impure. Only the wealthy wore <a href="/wiki/Animal_fiber" title="Animal fiber">animal fibers</a> that were the object of <a href="/wiki/Taboo" title="Taboo">taboos</a>. They were used on occasion for overcoats, but were forbidden in temples and sanctuaries. </p><p>Peasants, workers and other people of modest condition often wore nothing, but the <a href="/wiki/Shendyt" title="Shendyt">shenti</a> (made of <a href="/wiki/Flax" title="Flax">flax</a>) was worn by all people. Slaves often worked <a href="/wiki/Naked" class="mw-redirect" title="Naked">naked</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-world4.eu_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world4.eu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unique headdresses included the <a href="/wiki/Khat_(apparel)" title="Khat (apparel)">khat</a>, a loose headcloth worn by men of noble rank, and the <a href="/wiki/Nemes" title="Nemes">nemes</a>, a striped cloth reserved for monarchs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deities">Deities</h2></div> <p>There were several <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_deities" title="Ancient Egyptian deities">ancient Egyptian deities</a> related to fabrics, clothing and weaving, chiefly the god <a href="/wiki/Hedjhotep" title="Hedjhotep">Hedjhotep</a> and the goddess <a href="/wiki/Tayt" title="Tayt">Tayt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pharaohs">Pharaohs</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pectoral_Rameses_II_Louvre_E79.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Pectoral_Rameses_II_Louvre_E79.jpg/220px-Pectoral_Rameses_II_Louvre_E79.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Pectoral_Rameses_II_Louvre_E79.jpg/330px-Pectoral_Rameses_II_Louvre_E79.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Pectoral_Rameses_II_Louvre_E79.jpg/440px-Pectoral_Rameses_II_Louvre_E79.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2300" data-file-height="1915" /></a><figcaption>Pectoral of <a href="/wiki/Ramesses_II" title="Ramesses II">Ramesses II</a>.</figcaption></figure><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Regalia_of_the_Pharaoh" title="Regalia of the Pharaoh">Regalia of the Pharaoh</a></div> <p>Royal clothing is particularly well documented, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Khat_(apparel)" title="Khat (apparel)">khat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nemes" title="Nemes">nemes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Crowns_of_Egypt" title="Crowns of Egypt">crowns of the pharaohs</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Pharaohs" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharaohs">pharaohs</a> would often wear animal skins, usually <a href="/wiki/Leopard" title="Leopard">leopard</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lion" title="Lion">lion</a>, as a sign of their station.<sup id="cite_ref-world4.eu_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world4.eu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Men">Men</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_man.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Egyptian_man.svg/220px-Egyptian_man.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="528" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Egyptian_man.svg/330px-Egyptian_man.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Egyptian_man.svg/440px-Egyptian_man.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="275" data-file-height="660" /></a><figcaption>typical depiction of a Egyptian man in standard clothes</figcaption></figure> <p>From about 2130 BC during the <a href="/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Old Kingdom of Egypt">Old Kingdom</a>, garments were simply constructed. Men wore wrap around skirts belted at the waist. This style of dress was consistent across class but higher class Egyptians wore more finely crafted pieces.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While women's clothing changed during the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Middle Kingdom of Egypt">Middle Kingdom</a>, men's clothing stayed largely static (as evidenced by available art). The two most notable changes were the pleating of the skirts and the adoption of the triangular apron by upper-class men. This starched ornamented kilt was held up by a sash and worn over a loincloth.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tunics_folded_clothing_and_chest_of_Kha.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Tunics_folded_clothing_and_chest_of_Kha.jpg/220px-Tunics_folded_clothing_and_chest_of_Kha.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Tunics_folded_clothing_and_chest_of_Kha.jpg/330px-Tunics_folded_clothing_and_chest_of_Kha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Tunics_folded_clothing_and_chest_of_Kha.jpg/440px-Tunics_folded_clothing_and_chest_of_Kha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5848" data-file-height="4900" /></a><figcaption>Two tunics and a chest of clothes, <a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_Kha_and_Merit" title="Tomb of Kha and Merit">tomb of Kha and Merit</a>, 14th century BCE, <a href="/wiki/Museo_Egizio" title="Museo Egizio">Museo Egizio</a> in <a href="/wiki/Turin" title="Turin">Turin</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Artistic relics from the New Kingdom show the largest evolution in men's clothing. New Kingdom art depicts the use of sheer blouses with intricately pleated sleeves, as well as more elaborate pleating of the skirts with sheer overskirts.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Still, only wealthier citizens could afford these materials<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women">Women</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_woman.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Egyptian_woman.svg/220px-Egyptian_woman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="503" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Egyptian_woman.svg/330px-Egyptian_woman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Egyptian_woman.svg/440px-Egyptian_woman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="643" /></a><figcaption>typical depiction of a Egyptian woman in clothing of the New Kingdom</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Network_dress._Faience,_blue_and_black_cylinder_beads,_2_breast_caps_and_2_strings_of_Mitra_beads._5th_Dynasty._From_burial_978_at_Qau_(Tjebu),_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology,_London.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Network_dress._Faience%2C_blue_and_black_cylinder_beads%2C_2_breast_caps_and_2_strings_of_Mitra_beads._5th_Dynasty._From_burial_978_at_Qau_%28Tjebu%29%2C_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg/170px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Network_dress._Faience%2C_blue_and_black_cylinder_beads%2C_2_breast_caps_and_2_strings_of_Mitra_beads._5th_Dynasty._From_burial_978_at_Qau_%28Tjebu%29%2C_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg/255px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Network_dress._Faience%2C_blue_and_black_cylinder_beads%2C_2_breast_caps_and_2_strings_of_Mitra_beads._5th_Dynasty._From_burial_978_at_Qau_%28Tjebu%29%2C_Egypt._The_Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology%2C_London.jpg/340px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3129" data-file-height="5696" /></a><figcaption>Network dress. Faience, blue and black cylinder beads, two breast caps and two strings of Mitra beads. 5th Dynasty. From burial 978 at Qau (Tjebu), Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Estate_Figure_MET_DP249002.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Estate_Figure_MET_DP249002.jpg/145px-Estate_Figure_MET_DP249002.jpg" decoding="async" width="145" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Estate_Figure_MET_DP249002.jpg/218px-Estate_Figure_MET_DP249002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Estate_Figure_MET_DP249002.jpg/290px-Estate_Figure_MET_DP249002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1927" data-file-height="3870" /></a><figcaption>Egyptian woman in a kalasiris</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Statuetta_di_donna_con_parte_del_tessuto_che_la_avvolgeva_MEG_4282.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Female statue with clothing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Statuetta_di_donna_con_parte_del_tessuto_che_la_avvolgeva_MEG_4282.tif/lossy-page1-146px-Statuetta_di_donna_con_parte_del_tessuto_che_la_avvolgeva_MEG_4282.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="146" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Statuetta_di_donna_con_parte_del_tessuto_che_la_avvolgeva_MEG_4282.tif/lossy-page1-219px-Statuetta_di_donna_con_parte_del_tessuto_che_la_avvolgeva_MEG_4282.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Statuetta_di_donna_con_parte_del_tessuto_che_la_avvolgeva_MEG_4282.tif/lossy-page1-292px-Statuetta_di_donna_con_parte_del_tessuto_che_la_avvolgeva_MEG_4282.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="6048" /></a><figcaption>Female statue with clothing, 2118 - 1980 BC, <a href="/wiki/Museo_Egizio" title="Museo Egizio">Museo Egizio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Turin" title="Turin">Turin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Old Kingdom of Egypt">Old</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Middle Kingdom of Egypt">Middle</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="New Kingdom of Egypt">New Kingdom</a>, ancient Egyptian women mostly wore a simple sheath dress called a kalasiris,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is shown to cover the breasts in statues, but in paintings and relief the single breast depicted in profile is exposed.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Women's clothing in ancient Egypt was more conservative than men's clothing. The dresses were held up by one or two straps and were worn down to the ankle, while the upper edge could be worn above or below the breasts. The length of the dress denoted the social class of the wearer.<sup id="cite_ref-resha_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resha-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beading or feathers were also used as an embellishment on the dress.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the dress, women had a choice of wearing <a href="/wiki/Shawl" title="Shawl">shawls</a>, capes, or robes. The shawl was a piece of fine linen cloth around 4 feet wide by 13 or 14 feet long, which was mostly worn pleated. Surviving dresses consist of a body made from a tube of material sewn up one side, supported not by straps but by a bodice with sleeves. In contrast to dresses shown in art, such linen garments tend to be baggy, and would conceal rather than reveal the body. It was made of linen, a material that tends to sag but is shown to hug the body with no slag.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Children">Children</h2></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Sidelock_of_youth" title="Sidelock of youth">side-lock</a>, an unshaved length of hair on the right side of the head. Even though children usually wore no clothing, they wore jewelry such as <a href="/wiki/Anklet" title="Anklet">anklets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bracelet" title="Bracelet">bracelets</a>, collars, and hair accessories.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wigs">Wigs</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Merit%27s_wig_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Merit%27s_wig_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Merit%27s_wig_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Merit%27s_wig_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Merit%27s_wig_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Merit%27s_wig_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Merit%27s_wig_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4085" data-file-height="4859" /></a><figcaption>Merit's wig from the <a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_Kha_and_Merit" title="Tomb of Kha and Merit">tomb of Kha and Merit</a>, 14th century BCE</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Sidelock_of_youth" title="Sidelock of youth">Sidelock of youth</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_-_Wall_Painting_-_Woman_Holding_a_Sistrum_-_Walters_329.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Egyptian_-_Wall_Painting_-_Woman_Holding_a_Sistrum_-_Walters_329.jpg/220px-Egyptian_-_Wall_Painting_-_Woman_Holding_a_Sistrum_-_Walters_329.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="315" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Egyptian_-_Wall_Painting_-_Woman_Holding_a_Sistrum_-_Walters_329.jpg/330px-Egyptian_-_Wall_Painting_-_Woman_Holding_a_Sistrum_-_Walters_329.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Egyptian_-_Wall_Painting_-_Woman_Holding_a_Sistrum_-_Walters_329.jpg/440px-Egyptian_-_Wall_Painting_-_Woman_Holding_a_Sistrum_-_Walters_329.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1258" data-file-height="1799" /></a><figcaption>Painting of a woman with a wig and <a href="/wiki/Head_cone" title="Head cone">head cone</a>, circa 1250–1200 BCE</figcaption></figure> <p>Wigs were worn by the wealthy of both sexes. Made from human hair and sometimes supplemented with date palm fiber, they were often styled in tight curls and narrow braids.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For special occasions, both men and women could top their wigs with <a href="/wiki/Head_cone" title="Head cone">cones of perfumed fat</a> that would melt to release their fragrance and condition the hair.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jewelry">Jewelry</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_flint_jewelry" title="Ancient Egyptian flint jewelry">Ancient Egyptian flint jewelry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pectoral_(Ancient_Egypt)" title="Pectoral (Ancient Egypt)">Pectoral (Ancient Egypt)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Usekh_collar" title="Usekh collar">Usekh collar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Finger_and_Toe_stalls" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian Finger and Toe stalls">Egyptian Finger and Toe stalls</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pectoral_of_Senusret_II_by_John_Campana.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Pectoral_of_Senusret_II_by_John_Campana.jpg/220px-Pectoral_of_Senusret_II_by_John_Campana.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Pectoral_of_Senusret_II_by_John_Campana.jpg/330px-Pectoral_of_Senusret_II_by_John_Campana.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Pectoral_of_Senusret_II_by_John_Campana.jpg/440px-Pectoral_of_Senusret_II_by_John_Campana.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="894" /></a><figcaption>Pectoral of <a href="/wiki/Senusret_II" title="Senusret II">Senusret II</a>, Metropolitan Museum of Art</figcaption></figure> <p>Jewelry was very popular in <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">ancient Egypt</a>, no matter the social class. It was heavy and rather voluminous. The main reason for wearing jewelry is because of its aesthetic function. The Egyptians were quite soberly dressed in white linen fabrics, and jewelry offered a possibility for contrast.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Egyptian preference was towards the use of bright colors, lustrous stones and precious metals. Gold was won in large quantities in the eastern desert of Egypt, but also came from Nubia, that was an Egyptian colony for centuries. </p><p>On the other hand, silver was rare and was imported from Asia. Therefore, it was silver that was often considered more precious than gold. The eastern desert was also an important source for colorful semi-precious stones such as carnelian, amethyst and jasper. In the Sinai were turquoise mines, the deep blue lapis lazuli had to come from far away Afghanistan. Glass and <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_faience" title="Egyptian faience">faience</a> (glaze over a core of stone or sand) were favorites to replace rocks because they could be produced in many colors.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Egyptians became very skilled when making jewelry from turquoise, metals like gold and silver, and small beads. Both men and women adorned themselves with earrings, bracelets, rings, necklaces and <a href="/wiki/Usekh_collar" title="Usekh collar">neck collars</a> that were brightly colored. Those who could not afford jewelry made from gold or other stones would make their jewelry from colored pottery beads.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One creation that was specific to ancient Egypt was the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorgerine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gorgerine (page does not exist)">gorgerine</a>, an assembly of metal discs worn on the chest, either over bare skin or over a shirt, and attached in the back. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_cosmetic_set.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Egyptian_cosmetic_set.jpg/220px-Egyptian_cosmetic_set.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Egyptian_cosmetic_set.jpg/330px-Egyptian_cosmetic_set.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Egyptian_cosmetic_set.jpg/440px-Egyptian_cosmetic_set.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1278" /></a><figcaption>Ancient Egyptian cosmetic set from c. 1550–1458 BC, featuring, from left to right, a kohl tube, a razor, a pair of tweezers, a whetstone, and a mirror</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pair_of_Sandals_MET_10.184.1a-b_EGDP014941.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Pair_of_Sandals_MET_10.184.1a-b_EGDP014941.jpg/220px-Pair_of_Sandals_MET_10.184.1a-b_EGDP014941.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Pair_of_Sandals_MET_10.184.1a-b_EGDP014941.jpg/330px-Pair_of_Sandals_MET_10.184.1a-b_EGDP014941.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Pair_of_Sandals_MET_10.184.1a-b_EGDP014941.jpg/440px-Pair_of_Sandals_MET_10.184.1a-b_EGDP014941.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1334" /></a><figcaption>18th Dynasty sandals, circa 1390–1352 BCE</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cosmetics">Cosmetics</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Beauty_and_cosmetics_in_ancient_Egypt" title="Beauty and cosmetics in ancient Egypt">Beauty and cosmetics in ancient Egypt</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Embalming" title="Embalming">Embalming</a> allowed the development of <a href="/wiki/Cosmetics" title="Cosmetics">cosmetics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perfumes" class="mw-redirect" title="Perfumes">perfumes</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (May 2017)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The perfumes of Egypt were the most numerous, but also the most sought and the costliest of <a href="/wiki/Ancient_history" title="Ancient history">antiquity</a>, which used them extensively. The Egyptians used makeup most of all the ancient people. Nails and hands were painted with <a href="/wiki/Henna" title="Henna">henna</a>. </p><p>Black <a href="/wiki/Kohl_(cosmetics)" title="Kohl (cosmetics)">kohl</a>, which was used to mark eyes, was obtained from <a href="/wiki/Galena" title="Galena">galena</a>. Eye shadow was made from crushed <a href="/wiki/Malachite" title="Malachite">malachite</a>. Red, which was applied to lips, came from <a href="/wiki/Ochre" title="Ochre">ochre</a>. These products were mixed with animal fat to make them compact and to preserve them. Both men and women wore <a href="/wiki/Galena" title="Galena">galena</a> or <a href="/wiki/Malachite" title="Malachite">malachite</a> <a href="/wiki/Eyeliner" class="mw-redirect" title="Eyeliner">eyeliner</a> to protect the eyes and enhance their beauty. </p><p>Findings were published by <a href="/wiki/American_Chemical_Society" title="American Chemical Society">American Chemical Society</a> in the journal <i>Analytic Chemistry</i> suggest that the use of lead in makeup was intentional. Findings suggest that the lead in combination with salts produced naturally by the body produce nitric oxide which boosts the immune system. It is believed that the production and result were intentional. The increase in immune productivity would help to prevent infections like conjunctivitis.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footwear">Footwear</h2></div> <p>Footwear was the same for both sexes. It consisted of <a href="/wiki/Coiled_sewn_sandals" title="Coiled sewn sandals">coiled sewn sandals</a> of leatherwork, or for the priestly class, <a href="/wiki/Papyrus" title="Papyrus">papyrus</a>. Since Egyptians were usually barefoot, sandals were worn on special occasions or at times when their feet might get hurt.<sup id="cite_ref-resha_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resha-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_Kingdom_of_Egypt">New Kingdom of Egypt</h2></div> <p>Women's fashions of this period were more elaborate than in any previous era. Both men and women in Egypt often shaved their heads to prevent lice and to reduce the time it took to maintain a full head of hair. Wigs were worn by both sexes to protect the scalp and for ceremonial purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biblical_clothing" title="Biblical clothing">Biblical clothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clothing_in_ancient_Rome" title="Clothing in ancient Rome">Clothing in ancient Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clothing_in_ancient_Greece" title="Clothing in ancient Greece">Clothing in ancient Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clothing_in_the_ancient_world" title="Clothing in the ancient world">Clothing in the ancient world</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg/120px-LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg/180px-LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg/240px-LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1625" data-file-height="2419" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Middle Ages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_dress" title="Anglo-Saxon dress">Anglo-Saxon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_dress" title="Byzantine dress">Byzantine</a></li> <li>Chinese <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_in_the_Liao_dynasty" title="Fashion in the Liao dynasty">Liao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_in_the_Jurchen_Jin_dynasty" title="Fashion in the Jurchen Jin dynasty">Jurchen Jin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_in_the_Yuan_dynasty" title="Fashion in the Yuan dynasty">Yuan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_in_Western_Xia" title="Fashion in Western Xia">Western Xia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_medieval_clothing" title="English medieval clothing">English</a></li> <li>Europe <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Early_medieval_European_dress" title="Early medieval European dress">400s–1000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1100%E2%80%931200_in_European_fashion" title="1100–1200 in European fashion">1100s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1200%E2%80%931300_in_European_fashion" title="1200–1300 in European fashion">1200s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1300%E2%80%931400_in_European_fashion" title="1300–1400 in European fashion">1300s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1400%E2%80%931500_in_European_fashion" title="1400–1500 in European fashion">1400s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanbok#History" title="Hanbok">Korean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottoman_clothing" title="Ottoman clothing">Ottoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tocharian_clothing" title="Tocharian clothing">Tocharian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_clothing#Lý_dynasty_to_Trần_dynasty_(1009–1400)" title="Vietnamese clothing">Vietnamese</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1500s–1820s Western fashion</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1500%E2%80%931550_in_European_fashion" title="1500–1550 in European fashion">1500–1550</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1550%E2%80%931600_in_European_fashion" title="1550–1600 in European fashion">1550–1600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1600%E2%80%931650_in_Western_fashion" title="1600–1650 in Western fashion">1600–1650</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1650%E2%80%931700_in_Western_fashion" title="1650–1700 in Western fashion">1650–1700</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1700%E2%80%931750_in_Western_fashion" title="1700–1750 in Western fashion">1700–1750</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1750%E2%80%931775_in_Western_fashion" title="1750–1775 in Western fashion">1750–1775</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1775%E2%80%931795_in_Western_fashion" title="1775–1795 in Western fashion">1775–1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795%E2%80%931820_in_Western_fashion" title="1795–1820 in Western fashion">1795–1820</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directoire_style" title="Directoire style">Directoire style</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820s_in_Western_fashion" title="1820s in Western fashion">1820s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1830s–1910s Western fashion</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_fashion" title="Victorian fashion">Victorian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1830s_in_Western_fashion" title="1830s in Western fashion">1830s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840s_in_Western_fashion" title="1840s in Western fashion">1840s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850s_in_Western_fashion" title="1850s in Western fashion">1850s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860s_in_Western_fashion" title="1860s in Western fashion">1860s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870s_in_Western_fashion" title="1870s in Western fashion">1870s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880s_in_Western_fashion" title="1880s in Western fashion">1880s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890s_in_Western_fashion" title="1890s in Western fashion">1890s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwardian_era#Fashion" title="Edwardian era">Edwardian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900s_in_Western_fashion" title="1900s in Western fashion">1900s</a></li> <li><a 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