- Ancient Egyptian pharaohs wore distinctive double crowns as symbols of their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.
- Red Deshret or Deshret Crown(Lower Egyptian Crown)
Color:Red
Shape: Red cylindrical hat with a bulbous, rounded bottom
Meaning: "red land(desert)", representing Lower (Northern) Egypt
- White Hedjet Crown(Upper Egyptian Crown)
Color: White or silver in color.
Shape: High, curved cylindrical shape surmounted by a knob
Meaning: “the shining one," representing Upper (Southern) Egypt
Combined Pschent (Double Crown)- Unity of Two Lands
- When unified into a single Egyptian kingdom, pharaohs adopted the Pschent, a fusion of both the Deshret and the Hedjet.
- Symbolized unification, power, authority, stability, and immortality of Ancient Egypt
- Pharaohs typically wore the Pschent during formal ceremonies and significant religious events , highlighting the harmony and cohesion achieved throughout all Egyptian.
- The Pharaoh also placed the crowns of Lower and Upper Egypt atop their sarcophagus during a royal burial to symbolically ensure protection and sovereignty in the afterlife.