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Published: 2012-04-28 19:19:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 494; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 6
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Cleopatra's alleged death.I'm not sure why I drew her entirely naked as I have literally no concept of anatomy or art in general. Only a sketch though, to show I'm still alive.
Took me like 5 minutes with no references, so cut me some slack. ;_;
The scarab beetle is a necklace of mine.
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Well, based on the surviving images of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, this isn't a bad imagining. The black hair would have been a wig, though, as shaved heads were the custom in ancient Egypt. In reality, since she was Macedonian-Greek, she was likely a blond...
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Aww, thank you so so much for the comment!
Yeah, shaved heads were common, and wigs.
A natural blonde, eh? Didn't know that, that's quite neat to find out.
I just love something about her, haha. c:
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Yes, especially for the priests & royalty, removing all body hair was practiced for both hygiene & religious reasons...
Given her ancestry, it's probable she was blond... Over it's thousands of years of existence, ancient Egypt had every race & ethnic group living there (everyone wanted to be there, it's where the money & culture was) & many of these became part of the royal class...
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Wow, you sure know a lot about Ancient Egypt! My knowledge isn't nearly as great as I'd like, haha, I'd better read up on it. 83
I cannot picture a blonde Cleopatra!
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Perhaps the least curious thing about ancient Egypt is that Cleopatra may have had blond hair. I can suggest a few interesting books, if you want...
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Wow, a history teacher? That's brilliant!
Yes please, book suggestions would be great. :3
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Former teacher, yes; brilliant, hardly...
These works you should find enlightening re ancient Egypt. They do not deal with the usual "popular" mundane history & quaint customs, rather, with the mind-set of the ancient Egyptians, their psyche and "esoteric" knowledge:
ยท "The Spiritual Technology of Ancient Egypt" by E.F. Malkowski
ยท "Symbol & the Symbolic" โ and โ "Esoterism & Symbol" by Rene A. Schwaller de Lubicz
ยท "Serpent in the Sky : The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt" by John Anthony West
ยท "Science in Ancient Egypt" by Geraldine Woods
Enjoy!
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Thanks very much!
I do enjoy getting recommendations! c:
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My pleasure...
Those books should be available at any good public library, though you may have to track them down...
More as it happens...
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Nice one, I shall track them down online if not at the library!
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