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Hair Curlers
Period: Dynasty 18 These small bronze cosmetic implements date from the eighteenth Dynasty, the first dynasty during the New Kingdom during which time Hatshepsut, Akenhaten, and Tutankhamun ruled....
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Copper Mirror with Hathor head
Period: Dynasty 12 This mirror dates to the twelth dynasty, about 1976-1794 BC during the Middle Kingdom and the second classical period of Egyptian history. The roundel is cast from a copper alloy and...
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Vulture Headdress of Princess Sitamen
Period: Amenhotep III Place: Thebes (Egypt R – Z / Egypt) Discovered within the temple of Amenhotep III at Thebes, this relief is a sandstone fragment depicting a king’s daughter called Situmen, who...
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Hair Pin
Period: Roman Period Hair pins have been found in burials dating to the Pre-Dynastic period, but are perhaps most common from the time of the Middle Kingdom onwards. During the Roman period, many...
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Wooden Headrest
Period: Dynasty 18 Place: Gurob (Fayum (governorate) / Egypt D – K / Egypt) This wooden headrest from the eighteenth dynasty was found in a tomb at Gurob by W.M. Flinders Petrie. In his publication...
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Hair Beads
Place: Amarna (Egypt A – C / Egypt) Period: Late Dynasty 18 This assortment of colorful rings was discovered in Amarna and dated to the eighteenth dynasty. The purpose of these rings is unknown. They...
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Wooden Combs
Period: Roman Period Place: Hawara (Egypt D – K / Egypt) Beginning in 1880 W.M. Flinders Petrie excavated dozens of sites, paying particular attention to the documentation of detail and becoming known...
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Rag Doll with Human Hair
Place: Hawara (Egypt D – K / Egypt) This figure was found by W.M. Flinders Petrie as part of a set of toys from a child’s grave in Hawara, Egypt, a site which ranges in ages from the Middle Kingdom to...
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Ivory Combs
Period: Narqada II Place: Naqada (Egypt L – Q / Egypt) Ancient Egyptian ivory was from the tusks of hippopotami or elephants and was worked into cosmetic tools, amulets, and accessories by carpenters...
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Hairnet
Period: Roman Period Place: Hawara (Egypt D – K / Egypt) Judging by the several hundreds of examples found in Romano-Egyptian tombs, the hairnet was probably one of the most popular head coverings of...
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