Ancient Egypt Flashcards
Fibula
essentially a safety pin, it is a roman word
kaunakes
fleece or fleecelike material used by egyptians
fillet
a headband
fez or tarbush
hat shaped like a truncated cone
scarab
symbol of beatle represented sun god and rebirth
vulture
was a symbol of upper egypt
eye of horus
symbolized the moon
linen
the fiber used mostly by egyptians, it comes from flax plants
mordants
used to fix colors onto clothing so they didnt faid
warp
lenthwise yarns on a loom
weft or fillings
cross wise yarns on loom
old kingdom
2575 BCE-2130 BCE, all the simple shit, long cloaks, sashes, and sandals, loincloths
middle kingdom
1938-1600 BCE
sheath dresses, bead-net dresses, long cloaks,
new kingdom `
1470-11TH CENTURY BCE
began layering, triangular aprons, bag tunics, v neck dresses
pectorals
decorative pendandts,