Is There an Association With the Egyptian Style Make Up?

The make up is more or less for the elite, although we do er have some indications that poorer people would wear it as well. When they died and they went to the tombs, they took these things with them so that they'd be able to continue wearng them in the after life. It's interesting because when a woman in egyptian art wears a wig, it's made very clear that she's wearing a wig - you can see her real hair on the forehead. You're expected to know that. Just as there's no attempt to pretend that the king's beard is an actural beard, a woman's wig is clearly a wig. They wantyou to know that