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ramses the great | Victor Keppler — Nefertari — 1936 Ancient Egypt Aesthetic, Egypt Aesthetic, Egiptul Antic, Tableaux Vivants, Prince Of Egypt, Egyptian Beauty, Ancient Egypt Art, Egyptian Pyramids, Egypt History

Pictorial photographer Victor Keppler worked for all the slick magazines and ad agencies in the '30s, '40s and '50s. His illustrative photograph of Queen Nefertari was for a slick magazine in the '30s, and great care was taken to be as accurate as possible in historical detail — with one minor exception, according to Keppler. Her left breast should have been exposed, but it was felt that was a bit too daring for mainstream America in 1936. I made a quick pictorial search to see if that was…

Wall Painting of Priestess Holding a Sistrum | Egyptian, New… | Flickr Egyptian Art Drawing, Egyptian Priestess, Long Full Hair, Ancient Egyptian Paintings, Mud Brick, Art Symbols, Egyptian Painting, Modern Egypt, Prehistoric Art

Egyptian, New Kingdom, 19th-20th dynasty, circa 1290-1070 B.C. Painted plaster over mud brick. The woman on this fragmentary painting from a tomb wall has a wig of long, full hair, held in place by a flowered headband and topped with an ointment cone, a perfumed substance placed on wigs that gave off a fragrant aroma as it melted. A lotus blossom adorns the front of the headband. She holds a rattle called a sistrum, which women often played during temple ceremonies. What remains of the…

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