A man getting a haircut from a travelling barber, in Cario 🇪🇬 c.1892
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The original caption written in 1892 by the European photographer:
"The ancient Egyptians only allowed their hair to grow during times of mourning, and to neglect the hair was considered slovenly and dirty; when a man of low station was to be represented, the artists drew them with a beard. Their heads were shaved and the priests shaved their whole bodies every three days, while Jews and foreigners delighted in long beards."