section_path: Crowns and headdresses/Deshret
section_name: Deshret
paragraph_text: Deshret
  
  The red crown of Lower Egypt, the Deshret crown, dates back to pre-dynastic times and symbolised chief ruler. A red crown has been found on a pottery shard from Naqada, and later, Narmer is shown wearing the red crown on both the Narmer Macehead and the Narmer Palette.