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Atef-crown

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Crown worn by various gods, but particularly Osiris, and by kings in all periods. The crown consists of a high, conical head-covering with a feather on either side, on top of a pair of ram's horns and, in more ancient times, a pair of bull's horns as well. Representations from the New Kingdom often also show a sun disk and uraeus snakes wound around the horns.