Nemes () were pieces of striped head cloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt.Kathryn A. Bard, Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, Routledge 1999, p.412 It covered the whole crown and behind of the head and nape of the neck (sometimes also extending a little way down the back) and had lappets, two large flaps which hung down behind the ears and in front of both shoulders.Watson Early Mills, Roger Aubrey Bullard, Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, Mercer University Press 1990, p.679 It was sometimes combined with the double crown,Max Pol Fouchet, Rescued Treasures of Egypt, McGraw-Hill 1965, p.208 as it is on the statues of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel.
Modern recreations
The occult society "The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn" used headwear similar to ancient Egyptian nemes, which they spelled "nemyss", as part of their "traditional ceremonial garb".
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See also
Deshret Hedjet Pschent (double crown) Clothing in ancient Egypt
Further reading Toby A. H. Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, Routledge 1999 Bruce Graham Trigger, Ancient Egypt: A Social History, Cambridge University Press 1983 Fragment of a basalt Egyptian-style statue of Ptolemy I
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