The first is a painting of Ramesses II, an Egyptian pharaoh also known as Ramesses the Great, in which his headdress, necklace and sceptre have been substanially reworked.

We dare you to spot an ancient Egyptian who isn’t sporting some kind of headgear. From fishermen to pharaohs, ancient Egyptians were forever wearing wigs, crowns, and headbands associated with ...

Design and decorate your own headdress and learn about pharaohs in ancient Egyptian times with this BBC Bitesize Reception activity.

A purse, created by the London-based Egyptian design house Sabry Marouf and inspired by the gold headdress of King Tut’s funerary mask, mirrors and inverts the royal regalia’s silhouette while ...