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Ancient Egyptian Crowns/Headdresses
In GeneralHorizontal ram's horns: a trophy of war and hunt, sometimes added to crowns.
Feathers could also be added to crowns:
See also:
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Woven from plant stems. Variation: Triple Atef crown below. Illustration on Egyptian
Dreams
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Except for information on cartouches, it is difficult to distinguish between Hathor and Isis who both wear The Cow Horn Crown. See illustration on The Virtual Egyptian Museum: Queen as Isis-Hathor nursing |
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Khepresh Blue helmet-like crown. Came during dynasty 18 and was worn by kings and the god Amon. See color drawing |
See 3 illustraions on Khonsu
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"The striped headcloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. It covered the whole crown and back of the head and nape of the neck (sometimes also extending a little way down the back) and had two large flaps which hung down behind the ears and in front of both shoulders. It was sometimes combined with the double crown." - Wikipedia: Nemes (includes illustrations) In the illustration at right, Pharaoh Ramses II wears the nemes headdress on his head under the crown: from his forehead rises the Uraeus, the portrayal of the goddess Uadjet, who, in the form of a cobra, protected the king. The king wears the nemes when represented as a sphinx or
falcon.
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(PA skent, pskent) The pharaoh was "King of Upper and Lower Egypt."
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See illustration on another website: Tour Egypt
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