Egyptian Symbols

Three crowns symbolize kingship in early Egyptian art.

The tall, clublike white crown of Upper Egypt
The flat or scooped red cap with projecting spiral of Lower Egypt
The double crown representing unified Egypt

The nemes headdress, a striped gold and blue linen head cloth having a cobra and a vulture at the center front, was also commonly used as royal headgear.
The god Horus is represented as a falcon or falcon-headed man.
The ankh is symbolic of everlasting life.
The scarab beetle was associated with creation, resurrection, and the rising sun.