The Red Crown of Egypt | The Deshret Crown | The Red Crown was called the Deshret and was the symbol that represented Lower Egypt (the North of Egypt) | |
The White Crown of Egypt | The Hedjet Crown | The White Crown was called the Hedjet, the symbol that represented Upper Egypt (the South of Egypt) | |
The Red and White Double Crown of Egypt | The Pshent Crown | The Pshent combines the red and white Double Crown and represented a unified Egypt, a combination of the red crown and the white crown | |
The White Crown of Osiris: | The Atef Crown | The Atef crown was worn by Osiris, the god of death. It was a tall, conical, white crown with ostrich feathers on each side. The Atef was occasionally depicted topped with a gold disk and represented Upper Egypt. The plumed headdress is possibly a representation of the plumes of the sacred Bennu bird. | |
The Blue Crown of Egypt | The Khepresh Crown | The Khepresh was the blue crown that was worn by Pharaohs in battle and featured the rearing cobra uraeus symbol on the front of the crown | |
The Rearing Cobra symbol | The Uraeus | The Uraeus was the rearing cobra emblem and symbol of the Pharaohs of Lower Egypt. The uraeus appears as a symbol worn on the royal crowns and nemes of Egypt and is also associated with the sun and with many Egyptian gods and goddesses | |
The Double Feathers | The Shuti Crown | The Shuti, meaning the Two Feathers (divine law), consisted of two, tall ostrich or falcon feathers and often combined with ram horns, a Uraeus or a sun disk. This crown is worn by the creator god Heryshaf. | |
The Amun Crown | Double Plumed Crown | The Double Plumed, aka the Amun Crown, was another style of the Shuti and consisted of double, tall feathers as worn by the god Amun and thefalcon-headed god Menthu. | |
The Four Feathers Crown | Four Feathers | The four feathers crown was worn by the god Anhur the Egyptian god of war and patron of the Egyptian army and royal warriors. | |
The Rush Crown | The Hemhem Crown | The highly elaborate rush crown was constructed from a series of reeds and flanked by ostrich feathers. The Hemhem was the Triple Rush Crown that was worn tilted towards the back of the head. It is set on ram horns and flanked by ostrich feathers with sun disks and/or Uraeus. The Hemhem crown first appeared in the reign of Akhenaten and was connected to the sun and rebirth. Heka the god of magic was depicted wearing the Hemhem Crown | |
The Striped Head cloth | The Nemes | The Nemes was the striped head cloth worn by the pharaohs which was tied at the back of the head with lappets that fell down either side of the face. A lappet is a decorative flap or fold in a ceremonial headdress or garment. | |
Head Horns Crown | Cow Horns Crown | The cow horns crown is worn by the cow goddesses Isis and Hathor, consisting of head horns in which a sun disk is set, a uraeus cobra symbol is often depicted. | |
Royal Vulture Crown | Royal Vulture Crown | Royal Vulture Crown consisted of a falcon feather headdress with its wings spread round her head in the act of protection, adorned by a Uraeus. | |
The Single Ostrich feather | Ostrich feather | There was a belief that the heat of the sun caused ostrich eggs to hatch which was seen as a re-enactment of creation and made the ostrich a symbol of creation and light as worn by the God Shu. The Feather of Maat represented truth, order and justice | |
Diadems | The Seshed | The Seshed headdress consisted of a metal headband to which a Uraeus was attached | |
Plain Head cloth | The Khat or Afnet | The Khat or Afnet headdress was similar to the Nemes but made from a plain material like a kerchief and secured at the back under a head band, it did not have pleats or stripes | |
Cap Crown | The Cap Crown | The Cap Crown is usually plain or decorated with horizontal lines or with circles. The Cap Crown bears the uraeus. | |
The Modius | Modius | The modius was a type of flat-topped cylindrical headdress or crown of various sizes usually worn by queens or goddesses. A small modius was also used as a crown base for the headdresses of male and female gods | |
The Modius crown base | Modius base | A small modius was also used as a crown base for the headdresses of male and female gods | |
Feathers mounted on a modius crown base | Crown of Anuket | The goddess Anuket, the "Mistress of Nubia" was worshipped outside Egypt in Africa and her crown resembles that of a type of headdress worn by an African chief |
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