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- The Ancient Middle East - made with or without sleeves and often of sheer almost transparent linen |
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- The Ancient Middle East - close fitting tube of fabric beginning above or below the breasts and ending around the lower calf or ankle |
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- The Ancient Middle East - ornaments that hung down on the chest |
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- The Ancient Middle East - substance used to line eyes, reflect sunlight |
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- The Ancient Middle East - children of the pharoah wore a distinctive hairstyle in which one lock of hair remained on the left side of the head, this lock was arranged carefully in braids over the ear. |
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- The Ancient Middle East - Worn by Pharoahs to symbolize rule over lower egypt |
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White Crown of Upper Egypt |
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- The Ancient Middle East - worn by pharoahs to symbolize rule over upper egypt |
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- The Ancient Middle East - places where one piece of cloth was joined to another by sewing |
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- The Ancient Middle East - a frigid tunic - a close fitting garment, also a sheath dress - worn by women, can apply it to tunics |
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- The Ancient Middle East - seperate items that cover the genital area and are worn alone or over a skirt or other garment or over a loincloth and under a skirt - made of one or more pieces of cloth attached to a belt, sash, or band that fastens around the waste |
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- The Ancient Middle East - under or outer garments shaped and worn like triangular diapers - strings were attached for tying the garment around the waist, sometimes a seperate sash was also wrapped around the waste - sole garment worn by laborers |
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schenti, shent, skent, or schent |
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- The Ancient Middle East - (kilt) a wrapped skirt, the length width and fit on which varied with different time periods and social classes - serves as a major garment |
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falcon or vulture headdress |
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- The Ancient Middle East - wueens or goddesses wore them - shaped like a bird of prey with the wings falling down at the side of the head and framing the face |
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- The Ancient Middle East - fleece or fleecelike fabric or sheepskin w flice still attached |
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- The Ancient Middle East - another name for a headband, held chignon in place |
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- The Ancient Middle East -a bun of hair at the back of the neck |
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- The Ancient Middle East - clothes, tapestries, and curtains |
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- The Ancient Middle East - some fragments have been found in excavations - skilled linen weavers, less important than wool |
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- The Ancient Middle East - occasionally mentioned in the ancient periods |
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- The Ancient Middle East - worn by rulers from old to new kingdom - scarflike construction that completely covered the head, fitted across temple, hanging down to the shoulder behind the ears. long tail at center back that symbolized lion's tail |
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- The Ancient Middle East - worn by kings and queens, a representation of a cobra, symbol of royal power - can be worn on headband or part of a headress |
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- The Ancient Middle East - worn by pharoahs to symbolize military power or when going to war - in the new kingdom this headdress was more often worn than the double crown - made of molded leather and decorated with gold sequins - uraeus at the center front |
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