![Zeinobia 🎙️📷📓 on Twitter: "@HistoryNeedsYou @metmuseum an ancient Egyptian wig from Cairo's Egyptian Musuem https://t.co/hrRuiPMKkU" / Twitter Zeinobia 🎙️📷📓 on Twitter: "@HistoryNeedsYou @metmuseum an ancient Egyptian wig from Cairo's Egyptian Musuem https://t.co/hrRuiPMKkU" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcF5fk1W0AARBNt.jpg)
Zeinobia 🎙️📷📓 on Twitter: "@HistoryNeedsYou @metmuseum an ancient Egyptian wig from Cairo's Egyptian Musuem https://t.co/hrRuiPMKkU" / Twitter
![ipernity: Detail of an Egyptian Wig Cover in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 2007 - by LaurieAnnie ipernity: Detail of an Egyptian Wig Cover in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 2007 - by LaurieAnnie](http://cdn.ipernity.com/134/34/91/24233491.e4fd06ef.640.jpg?r2)
ipernity: Detail of an Egyptian Wig Cover in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 2007 - by LaurieAnnie
![In Ancient Egypt wigs were made from human hair impregnated with beeswax and resin (for hair spray). This type of wig, comprised of both curled strands and plaits, would have been worn In Ancient Egypt wigs were made from human hair impregnated with beeswax and resin (for hair spray). This type of wig, comprised of both curled strands and plaits, would have been worn](https://preview.redd.it/5bmtuaper9b71.jpg?auto=webp&s=e55a8b583fa75f0fa7b7f3a89376657e7e02d8af)
In Ancient Egypt wigs were made from human hair impregnated with beeswax and resin (for hair spray). This type of wig, comprised of both curled strands and plaits, would have been worn
![The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Large wig rings of Sithathoryunet | Ancient egypt, Egyptian fashion, Egyptian history The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Large wig rings of Sithathoryunet | Ancient egypt, Egyptian fashion, Egyptian history](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e/fc/23/0efc2300145fa96112ffe8f754bf8886.jpg)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Large wig rings of Sithathoryunet | Ancient egypt, Egyptian fashion, Egyptian history
![The wig of Nauny. A 21st dynasty princess buried in the same tomb as the 18th dynasty queen Ahmose-Meritamun. It's made from Human hair treated with beeswax and animal fat. Egypt, 1040 The wig of Nauny. A 21st dynasty princess buried in the same tomb as the 18th dynasty queen Ahmose-Meritamun. It's made from Human hair treated with beeswax and animal fat. Egypt, 1040](https://preview.redd.it/qmca06ynswu11.png?auto=webp&s=01d6c9b788f3f312b4dcd3665fc887f25a7cc7e3)
The wig of Nauny. A 21st dynasty princess buried in the same tomb as the 18th dynasty queen Ahmose-Meritamun. It's made from Human hair treated with beeswax and animal fat. Egypt, 1040
![Angela O'Brien on Twitter: "Ancient Egyptian headdress and earrings, 18th Dynasty, 16th-13th century BCE. From a collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images) https://t.co/WX8mEWhpij" / Angela O'Brien on Twitter: "Ancient Egyptian headdress and earrings, 18th Dynasty, 16th-13th century BCE. From a collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images) https://t.co/WX8mEWhpij" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FF61TslWUAYZlqm.jpg)
Angela O'Brien on Twitter: "Ancient Egyptian headdress and earrings, 18th Dynasty, 16th-13th century BCE. From a collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images) https://t.co/WX8mEWhpij" /
![Wig, Egyptian Department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, New York City, New York, USA, North America Stock Photo - Alamy Wig, Egyptian Department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, New York City, New York, USA, North America Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C0691P/wig-egyptian-department-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-upper-east-C0691P.jpg)