1570-1345 BC The men and women of New Kingdom Egypt take the bold step of shaving their heads completely. Some scalps show in statues and frescoes; Queen Nefertiti covers hers with a regal black headdress. Wigs remain the rage, conveying status rather than copying nature. Many are braided and dyed black, red, blue or green. Some wearers place a cone of perfumed wax on their heads in the morning, which the sun melts into a sheen of gel. Only children keep their natural hair, letting one curl fall over the right temple. The curled lock becomes the hieroglyph for "child."