Deshret

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Deshret is the ancient Egyptian Red Crown symbolizing the pharaonic authority and land of Lower Egypt.


Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian crown
national symbol
royal regalia
alsoKnownAs Red Crown
Red Crown
surface form: Red Crown of Lower Egypt
appearsWithDeity Horus
Wadjet
associatedConcept political control of the Delta
territorial sovereignty
associatedWithRegion Lower Egypt
Nile Delta
color red
combinedWith White Crown of Upper Egypt
surface form: Hedjet
componentOf Double Crown of Egypt
Red Crown
surface form: Pschent
contrastedWith White Crown of Upper Egypt
surface form: Hedjet, the White Crown of Upper Egypt
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culturalContext ancient Egyptian monarchy
ancient Egyptian religion
hieroglyphCode S3 (Gardiner sign list)
iconographicFunction distinguishes regional aspect of royal power
identifies the king as ruler of Lower Egypt
material originally represented as woven or leather headgear
partOfConcept Two Lands of Egypt
unification symbolism of Upper and Lower Egypt
religiousRole emblem of the king as Horus of Lower Egypt
symbol of divine kingship
representedInArt painted red in tomb and temple scenes
shown on the heads of kings ruling Lower Egypt
shape tall, conical crown with a projecting spiral or curl at the front
status ceremonial crown
symbolizes Lower Egypt
kingship over Lower Egypt
pharaonic authority
timePeriod Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: Early Dynastic Period of Egypt

Late Period of Egypt
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt
Old Kingdom of Egypt
usedIn royal iconography
royal titulary scenes
statues of pharaohs
temple reliefs
wornBy king of Lower Egypt
pharaoh
writingSystem depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphs

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Red Crown EgyptologicalName Deshret
Ta-Mehu associatedWith Deshret
Lower Egypt hasCrownName Deshret