Ancient Egyptian Deshret Crown amulet
The crown of Lower Egypt, also known as deshret, is a red bowl shaped crown with a protruding curlicue.
It is typically associated with the rulers and pharaohs of Lower Egypt.
The red color of the crown is symbolic of the “red land”, arid desert land that surrounded the fertile “black land” of Kemet.
The curlicue of the crown is symbolic of the proboscis, or stinger, of the honey bee.
The crown was woven, like a basket, of plant fiber, perhaps grass, straw, flax, palm leaf, or reed.
It is theorized that it was passed down from king to king instead of being buried with each king, which might explain why no actual deshret has been found.
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Faience
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2,3 cm
Late Period c. 525 -332 B.C.
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U.K. art market 1990’s
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€ 200,—