Nemes () were 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

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".

Gallery

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

References

External links