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.