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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The Crowns of Egypt



The Red Crown of Egypt

The Deshret Crown

Red Crown of Egypt

The Red Crown was called the Deshret and was the symbol that represented Lower Egypt (the North of Egypt)
 
The White Crown of EgyptThe Hedjet Crown
White Crown was called the Hedjet
The White Crown was called the Hedjet, the symbol that represented Upper Egypt (the South of Egypt)
 
The Red and White Double Crown of EgyptThe Pshent Crown
The Pshent was the red and white Double 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 EgyptThe 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 symbolThe 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 FeathersThe Shuti Crown
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 CrownDouble 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.
Amun Crown
The Four Feathers CrownFour 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 CrownThe Hemhem 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 clothThe 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 CrownCow Horns CrownThe 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 CrownRoyal Vulture CrownRoyal 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 featherOstrich 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
DiademsThe Seshed
Seshed
The Seshed headdress consisted of a metal headband to which a Uraeus was attached
 
Plain Head clothThe 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 CrownThe Cap Crown
 
The  Cap Crown is usually plain or decorated with horizontal lines or with circles. The  Cap Crown bears the uraeus.
 
The ModiusModiusThe 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 baseModius baseA small modius was also used as a crown base for the headdresses of male and female gods
Feathers mounted on a modius crown baseCrown 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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