The colors of the double crown were white and red.
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Oh, dude, Narmer's double crown was like the OG fashion statement of ancient Egypt. It symbolized the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, showing that Narmer was the boss ruling over both regions. It's basically like wearing a crown that says, "Yeah, I'm in charge here, no big deal."
The Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt is also known as the Pschent crown. King Menes of Memphis founded the First Egyptian Dynasty around 3100 BC and unified the Two Lands of Upper and Lower Egypt. As a symbol of unity between the Two Lands, King Menes created the Double Crown by inserting the White Crown of Upper Egypt into the Red Crown of Lower Egypt. The double crown was an amalgamation of the white crown (Ancient Egyptian name 'hedjet') of Upper Egypt and the red crown (Ancient Egyptian name 'deshret') of Lower Egypt.Thanks!
King Menes!
The crown of upper Egypt was white, and the one for lower Egypt was red. Those were united in one piece.
The double crown was meant to show that they were the rulers of both Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt; which at certain times during Egyptian history were either two separate countries or a single united country.A double crown indicates a united country of both northern and southern Egypt.This is usually referred to as being King of the Two Lands; or being King of upper (south) and lower (north) Egypt.The long pointy crown with a knobbly top is the white crown of Southern Egypt and the one with the flat top is the red crown of Northern Egypt.You often see the white crown inside the red one. Sometimes you also see the King wearing either one or the other.