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

0075 ct each

a material associated with fertility

set in a heavy ring of 22K+ gold

the funerary god of Memphis

1999 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi

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