nemes
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Nemes () consisted of pieces of striped head cloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. 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. It was sometimes combined with the double crown, as it is on the statues of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel.
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- Crown.name
- Nemes
- Crown.color
- 254E89
- Crown.image
- Nemes.svg
- Crown.caption
- Nemes, symbolizing the Pharaoh’s power, both in life and death
- Crown.nation
- Egypt
- Crown.primary_material
- Linen
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Nemes () consisted of pieces of striped head cloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. 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. It was sometimes combined with the double crown, as it is on the statues of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel.
== Modern recreations == right|thumb|Yul Brynner wearing a nemes as [[Ramesses II in The Ten Commandments]] 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".