| ochoin deach | 10 Feb 2012 5:49 p.m. PST |
Did only pharaohs wear this distinctive bit of kit? Dumb question: but I have two spiffing figures both sporting said helm & I'd like to use them both. |
Shagnasty  | 10 Feb 2012 6:10 p.m. PST |
That is the traditional view: red crown and white crown for administration, blue crown for war. |
| Renaud S | 10 Feb 2012 6:14 p.m. PST |
Outdated view, the blue crown is used in a variety of circonstances, but only by the king. |
| bilsonius | 10 Feb 2012 8:15 p.m. PST |
You could always use one in a chariot and one on foot… |
| ochoin deach | 10 Feb 2012 11:23 p.m. PST |
Darn it! Anyway, thanks (I'm not, yet, going down the dismounted chariot crew road: too many figures to paint). |
| Huscarle | 11 Feb 2012 12:03 a.m. PST |
Just wondering what would the Crown Prince wear? Would a prince wear a similar crown but of a different hue?
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| abikapi2 | 11 Feb 2012 2:53 a.m. PST |
The king is the King!!
I think No crown for anyone else. |
| Costanzo1 | 11 Feb 2012 4:05 a.m. PST |
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| zippyfusenet | 11 Feb 2012 9:55 a.m. PST |
It was not too unusual for Egypt to be divided, wih rival Pharaohs fighting each other for supremacy. So, two blue crowns, but on opposite sides. |
| HarryHotspurEsq | 12 Feb 2012 12:48 a.m. PST |
For what it's worth – back in undergrad I remember reading a theory that blue items in Egyptian art may represent items of copper – the helmet then could be painted that way. Not as 'classic' as having a blue hat, but you know…. interesting theory. |
| Swampster | 12 Feb 2012 7:01 a.m. PST |
Are you sure it wasn't just that an ingredient of Egyptian blue paint was copper? |
| Karpathian | 12 Feb 2012 3:58 p.m. PST |
Yes, the whole issue of interpreting ancient paintings:
is a brown helm bronze or leather?
Are white greaves linen or metal? One of those little challenges in painting ancient figures. |
finishes his Temple project by painting the kit he previously assembled.
