Blue Crown

English Khepresh thumb|200px|A statuette wearing the Blue Crown, from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Etymology From en blue crown. Proper noun A crown of Ancient Egypt, thought to have been worn in battle or used as a Ramesside substitute for the White Crown, among other functions. en 1979 Beatrice L. Goff Symbols of Ancient Egypt in the Late Period: The Twenty-first Dynasty 202 I have not found the Blue Crown on the head of any figure in the Twenty-first Dynasty, though I cannot account for its absence. en 1989 Eleni Vassilika Ptolemaic Philae 92 The Blue Crown (egy ḫprš), thought to be a war crown, first makes its appearance early in Dynasty XVIII (B). en 2003 Tom Hardwick The Iconography of the Blue Crown in the New Kingdom Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 89 117 Like many other head-dresses, the Blue Crown is worn by the king when presenting offerings.