Red Crown

English Deshret thumb|At right, a statue of Senusret I wearing the Red Crown. Alternative forms en red crown Etymology From en red crown. Proper noun Red Crown 1 A crown of Ancient Egypt symbolizing control over Lower Egypt. en deshret en 1917 M. A. Murray Statue of Nefer-Sma-Āa w:Flinders Petrie Ancient Egypt and the East 147 The figure of the king wearing the Red Crown is uncommon when standing alone; it seldom occurs except in connection with a companion figure wearing the White Crown. en 1931 Eric Peet A Comparative Study of the Literatures of Egypt, Palestine and Mesopotamia: Egypt’s Contribution to the Literature of the Ancient World 64 Two examples are here quoted, addressed respectively to the White Crown of Upper, and to the Red Crown of Lower Egypt: […] The Red Crown gleams upon thee, O Sobk, that thou mayest be protected. en 2004 Michael Rice Egypt’s Making: The Origins of Ancient Egypt 5000-2000 BC 112 The earliest representation of the Red Crown, traditionally identified with the northern Kingdom is much earlier and is moulded on a pottery sherd recovered from a southern site, Naqada, and quite firmly dated to the Naqada I period, in the middle of the fourth millennium, c.3500 BC. en Ancient Egypt Headwear