The Double Crown, also known as the pschent or Two Mighty Ones, symbolized the pharaoh's supremacy of Upper and Lower Egypt. He, the pharaoh, ruled the Two Lands as one, united. With Upper and Lower Egypt unified the red crown and the white crown were often combined to show this event. An early example is a relief of King Sneferu in the 4th Dynasty wearing the pschent. However, just because Egypt was united did not mean that the pharaoh always wore the Double Crown. He still separately wore the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt depending on the occasion. Below is a relief of a pharaoh being symbolically crowned with the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt.
The Double Crown, also known as the pschent or Two Mighty Ones, symbolized the pharaoh's supremacy of Upper and Lower Egypt. He, the pharaoh, ruled the Two Lands as one, united. With Upper and Lower Egypt unified the red crown and the white crown were often combined to show this event. An early example is a relief of King Sneferu in the 4th Dynasty wearing the pschent. However, just because Egypt was united did not mean that the pharaoh always wore the Double Crown. He still separately wore the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt depending on the occasion. Below is a relief of a pharaoh being symbolically crowned with the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt.
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