noun
- the double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt and the red crown of Lower Egypt
Usage: historical; Egyptology
Examples
- The pharaoh wore the pschent as a symbol of his rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt.
- Ancient Egyptian art often depicts rulers wearing the distinctive pschent.
- The pschent represented the unification of the two kingdoms of Egypt.
- Archaeologists found depictions of the pschent in tomb paintings.
- The ceremonial pschent was reserved for the most important royal occasions.