An Egyptian Faience Red Crown Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Gemstones 0075 ct each

0075 ct each

it may represent a stage in the coronation ceremony in which Atum crowns the king and Ra-Harakhty gives him eternal life

1999 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi

interspersed with tiny turquoise teardrops

the oval bezel joins a separately made hoop inlaid with braided wire filigree of platinum and gold

An Egyptian Faience Red Crown Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Gemstones 0075 ct eachThe Red Crown, worn by Narmer as king of conquered Lower Egypt (the delta), first appears in amuletic form as early as the First Intermediate Period. Its characteristic shape is a low cylinder with a tall spike at the back and an uncurling spiral projecting at the front. Called in Egyptian dsrt (deshret) 'Red One' (but also 'Great One', like the White Crown), the Red Crown was probably made from red dyed linen or leather over a frame. Its coloring was