The pharaoh wears the Nemes
headdress on his head under the crown. From his forehead rises the uraeus, the portrayal of the goddess Uadjet, who, in the form of a cobra, protected the king. The lower Red Crown (Desheret) as the symbol of Lower Egypt; the upper White Crown (Hedjet) of Upper Egypt. The two diadems together created the Double Crown (Pschent) symbol of the unified kingdoms. The beard is false. |