regalia

(noun)

The emblems or insignia of royalty.

Related Terms

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  • ushabti
  • Faience
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Examples of regalia in the following topics:

  • Egyptian Pharaohs as God-Kings

    • Some scholars now believe, however, that the mythical Menes may have actually been the Pharaoh Narmer, who is depicted wearing royal regalia on the ceremonial Narmer Palette in a symbolic act of unification.
  • Beadwork and Ceramics in the Eastern Woodland Cultures

    • For example, Choctaw women's dance regalia incorporated ornamental silver combs and openwork beaded collars, and Caddo women wore hourglass-shaped hair ornaments called dush-tohs.
  • Woodcarving in the Northwest Coast Cultures

    • Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian have traditionally produced Chilkat woven regalia from wool and yellow cedar bark, using them for civic and ceremonial events.
  • Art in the Early Dynastic Period

    • Symbols ranged from the pharaoh's regalia (signifying his power to maintain order), to the individual symbols of Egyptian gods and goddesses, to animals depicted as highly symbolic figures.
  • Hatshepsut

    • These figures depict her in traditional royal regalia, as was the custom for pharaohs, regardless of gender.
  • Sculpture of the Igbo-Ukwu

    • Other artifacts discovered in the sites include jewelry, ceramics, a corpse adorned in what appears to be regalia, and many assorted copper and iron objects.
  • Sculpture of the Nok

    • Found in the area in the late 1950s, their function is still unknown, although they likely served a ritualistic purposes as masks, ornamentation, or part of ceremonial regalia.
  • Indian Painting under British Imperialism

    • The merchants of the East India Company provided a large market for native art in the 18th century, and a distinct genre of watercolor painting developed that depicted scenes of everyday life, regalia of princely courts, and Indian festivities and rituals.
  • Egyptian Art After Alexander the Great

    • Among male rulers, portraiture assumed a more naturalistic appearance, even when the sitter was pictured in traditional Egyptian regalia, as in a relief of Ptolemy IV Philopator (r. 221–204 BCE), who wears the traditional pharaonic crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.
  • Art and Architecture in the Kingdom of Kush

    • Although his eyes bear resemblance to those of Egyptian individuals in art, his hairstyle and regalia are distinctly non-Egyptian.
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