Modius (headdress)
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modius-headdress-181-10224070
title:
Modius (headdress)
text:
The modius is a type of flat-topped cylindrical headdress or crown found in ancient Egyptian art and art of the Greco-Roman world. The name was given by modern scholars based on its resemblance to the jar used as a Roman unit of dry measure, but it probably does represent a grain-measure, and symbolizing one's ability to learn new information by having an open mind with an empty cup. Serapis was the main idol/figurehead at the Library of Alexandria during the ancient Egyptian & Roman alliance. T
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Cylyndrical Egyptian and Greco-Roman hat
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modius_(headdress)
date created:
2012-05-22T21:01:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T11:26:24Z
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13
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