An Egyptian Faience Red Crown Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Gemstones Condition: The scarab is intact

Condition: The scarab is intact and in excellent condition overall

A single column of vertical text runs down the front that reads: “Illuminate

Condition:   Loss of some trailing to the exterior

1999 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi

which ended with the rise of Ur-Nammu

An Egyptian Faience Red Crown Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Gemstones Condition: The scarab is intactThe 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