nemes

The striped headdress worn by pharaohs in ancient Egpyt.

It covers the whole crown and back of the head and nape of the neck (sometimes also extending a little way down the back) and has lappets, two large flaps which hung down behind the ears and in front of both shoulders.

Examples

See also

• Ancient egyptian clothes
• Pharaoh

Examples

• Wikipedia: Nemes

The following tags are aliased to this tag: pharaoh_headdress (learn more).