White+Crown

 White Crown


 * Other Names:**

Bright Crown, Crown of Upper Egypt


 * Egyptian Name:**

//Hedjet//, //Nefer//


 * Hieroglyphics:**



A tall, white conical headpiece made of dyed leather or starched linen, the symbol of Upper Egypt. The pharaoh usually wore it on occasions involving Upper Egypt only. Closely associated is the Atef Crown. The deities Nekhbet, Horus, Satis, Heka, and Ihy were depicted with this crown. On some occasions amulets of the White Crown, made of faience or glass, were buried with the dead. The White Crown was combined with the Red Crown to make the Double Crown.

Royal Crowns