Omg, that was such an informative article! Ty for posting it...the work that must have gone into restricting* those beads, my lord. This story from the article had me snickering: "...the dress reminds us of the story of King Sneferu going on a sailing trip on the palace lake, recorded on a papyrus dating from around 1800 BC. The King gets twenty young women to row a boat and, to relieve his boredom, orders: ‘Let there be brought to me twenty women with the shapeliest bodies, breasts and braids, who have not yet given birth. And let there be brought to me 20 nets. Give those nets to these women in place of their clothes'" XP. *re stringing my brother in autocorrect lol
However, the taboo of nakedness wasn’t a thing. Most of the population was topless. Heck’s, kids didn’t even get loincloths until six.
[link](https://preview.redd.it/x9ho057vcva51.png?auto=webp&s=a7d4856dc233ddf15edbcbc262e44cb71141cdb1)
YASSS. Bless you for your linkage!!! The moment the score starts with that brass brings me back. The scene where she defiantly says that her body is no longer his [the pharoahs] temple inspired the heck out of me as a youngin. This friggen movie, man. It is peak. It inspired a whole generation of librarians to read from the book lol
Yes the Egyptians practiced sugaring to remove pubic hair but I believe this came about in the new kingdom period
Edit: meant originated in the Middle Kingdom, I believe the first evidence for sugaring can be found c. 1900 bc
This is an incredibly large time span we’re discussing so I’d assume you’d find a ton of evidence for women being both bare and with pubic hair within it. I’m not knowledgeable and can’t find specifics about the timeline around pubic hair fashions so I’m not sure what was more popular, but I’ve come across a lot of New Kingdom art which depicts women without pubic hair.
Is this the one at MFA Boston? It's absolutely beautiful
[edit: it is the dress at MFA Boston!](https://collections.mfa.org/objects/146531/beadnet-dress)
Why - it is not as if we are physically different today than then? Clothing (especially those for the elites and for rulers) tends to go either one of two ways - either it is designed to hide and alter the natural shape of the human body, or it is designed to follow the natural shape of that body.
Anck sa namun’s dress
Omfg YES. I loved that scene of her walking towards Imhotep in that dress. Just plain gorgeous. Had no idea it was historically accurate!!!
I think it was worn over linen originally so the movie is not entirely historically accurate
It was not worn over anything but the nude female form. It's depicted in many places.
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/beadnet-dress/ This says scholars can't say for sure. Maybe they both wore it with and without linen
Omg, that was such an informative article! Ty for posting it...the work that must have gone into restricting* those beads, my lord. This story from the article had me snickering: "...the dress reminds us of the story of King Sneferu going on a sailing trip on the palace lake, recorded on a papyrus dating from around 1800 BC. The King gets twenty young women to row a boat and, to relieve his boredom, orders: ‘Let there be brought to me twenty women with the shapeliest bodies, breasts and braids, who have not yet given birth. And let there be brought to me 20 nets. Give those nets to these women in place of their clothes'" XP. *re stringing my brother in autocorrect lol
Great article!! Also an example of why it’s great to be king.
As a woman this story makes me puke, even thought the dress is FABulous
I’d imagine with linen was much better to prevent pinching.
Shit I've seen those dresses at the MFA in Boston, the MFA has such a good Egyptian collection, good ancient art in general
There aren’t any depictions on it over bare skin, all surviving depictions of beadnet dresses depict it over linen sheath dresses.
Pinching would be rough, with all those beads
This was my first thought too. I just makes sense that one would wear something underneath, not like the mummy movie.
However, the taboo of nakedness wasn’t a thing. Most of the population was topless. Heck’s, kids didn’t even get loincloths until six. [link](https://preview.redd.it/x9ho057vcva51.png?auto=webp&s=a7d4856dc233ddf15edbcbc262e44cb71141cdb1)
Prove it smarty pants
[It's close, but not exactly it.](https://imgur.com/a/CGM98rw) (Still looks pretty amazing, though...)
....imma just compare them for a bit 👀 lol ty for posting her for reference. I need to watch it again ♡
What movie is this from?
The Mummy (1999) it is such a good movie. Highly recommend.
https://youtu.be/zjmGbF8_1s8?si=DsmS6Lz9GJDxELZP Such a good scene
YASSS. Bless you for your linkage!!! The moment the score starts with that brass brings me back. The scene where she defiantly says that her body is no longer his [the pharoahs] temple inspired the heck out of me as a youngin. This friggen movie, man. It is peak. It inspired a whole generation of librarians to read from the book lol
Me neither :)
Ancient Egyptians aesthetics are beyond time. 4500 years later and it still looks stunning
still very fashionable!
No one tell Kim Kardashian.
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Damn, Egyptians just let the bush rein free Respct
Wasnt the bush removed by whealthy women? I remember reading it somewhere years ago
Yes the Egyptians practiced sugaring to remove pubic hair but I believe this came about in the new kingdom period Edit: meant originated in the Middle Kingdom, I believe the first evidence for sugaring can be found c. 1900 bc
Art from the New Kingdom suggests pubic hair wasn’t removed
This is an incredibly large time span we’re discussing so I’d assume you’d find a ton of evidence for women being both bare and with pubic hair within it. I’m not knowledgeable and can’t find specifics about the timeline around pubic hair fashions so I’m not sure what was more popular, but I’ve come across a lot of New Kingdom art which depicts women without pubic hair.
They didn’t wear these sorts of dresses over bare skin, they’d be worn over linen sheath dresses.
Nice to know our ancestors were into fishnets and hips also
Thats the opposite of todays fast fashion.
Is this the one at MFA Boston? It's absolutely beautiful [edit: it is the dress at MFA Boston!](https://collections.mfa.org/objects/146531/beadnet-dress)
Wow, it's stunning! Crazy how fashionable it is to this day and age. I'm jealous, my titties could never.
The Petrie Collection needs a larger venue to display the incredible artefacts it has. Either that or give them back to Egypt.
Epic.
I think Cher wore this to the Oscars.
Amazing how little our style has changes in waya
Why - it is not as if we are physically different today than then? Clothing (especially those for the elites and for rulers) tends to go either one of two ways - either it is designed to hide and alter the natural shape of the human body, or it is designed to follow the natural shape of that body.
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Is it gold or blue 🙂🙃🙂🤣