Pschent
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The Pschent was the name of the Double Crown in Ancient Egypt, combining the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the White Crown of Upper Egypt. Wearing the Pschent in Ancient Egypt represented the Pharaohs power over all of Egypt. On the Pschent is a cobra ready to strike, symbolising Wadjet (as an Upper Egypt god) and a vulture, Nekhbet, for Lower Egypt. Many more Pharaoh's are pictured wearing only one crown not the Pschent.
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de:Pschent es:Corona egipcia fr:Pschent nl:Egyptische kronen ja:プスケント no:Dobbeltkrone pl:Pszent pt:Coroas egípcias
