Egyptian wig

Ancient Egyptians are known by many as a historical symbol of ancient beauty, vanity, and hygiene. Appearance was very important in the country near the Nile River. The way people looked was a symbol of their wealth, status, and role in society. The desire for a beautiful body influenced fashion, but the climate and medical issues also formed a unique style. Beauty in Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian hairstyles varied with social status, gender, and age. A slave could never have the same…

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HISTORY OF HAIR THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS - EGYPT Egyptian hairstyles very much depended on the wealth, age and social group the individual circulated in. Both men and women would have shoulder-length hair or hair cut short to the nape or even clean shaven heads! However a shaven head was worn by young adults before they become of age, they would leave a small curl in the side of their head, named ’Lock of Youth’, to symbolise their age. Then they would have a choice of short or long hair…

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Egyptian wig, 12th dynasty, ca. 1887-1813 B.C., from El-Lahun

Women and vanity have always gone hand in hand whatever culture, country or time of history it might have been. Archaeologists have found makeup on buried women, beauty tools in their graves and even beauty

Ancient Egyptian wig made from real hair