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The most distinctive of these are the strange false metallic beards that adorned the chins of these legendary leaders. Were normally meticulous shavers. So why did they wear these false beards while eliminating real ones?
Religion - The god Osiris appears in a number of surviving art pieces with a grand beard of his own, one which appears to be distinctively synthetic.
Real-life pharaohs donned their man-made beards with the aim of linking themselves to the god’s eternal reign by imitating his appearance.These fake beards are passed from generation to generation.
This trend was even gender-blind. Some female pharaohs, such as Hatshepsut chose to honor the tradition upon assuming power by wearing false beards along with masculine attire to preserve the air of divinity that had long-since become associated with their god-like power.
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The beard was considered to be a divine attribute of the gods, whose closely plaited beards were "like lapis lazuli". The pharaoh would express his status as a living god by wearing a false beard secured by a cord. Such beards were usually wider toward the bottom. Even Queen Hatshepsut is depicted wearing a false beard.
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Earliest shaving implements appear to have been sharp stone blades usually set in a wooden handle. In later periods fine copper razors, and bronze, trapezium-shaped razors were used. Produced some of the worlds first members of the barber profession. A scene in the tomb of Userhet depicts a barber attending to his clients who sit on a bench beneath the shade of a spreading sycamore fig, while other young men wait in a row, seated on folding chairs and tripods.