Product code: Ancient Egyptian deals Zodiac signs, 14
The Zodiac signs and the Ancient Egyptian astrology in one marvelous painting. This is a replica on papyrus paper of part of the ceiling of the Temple pf Dendera south of Egypt. The zodiac ceiling was moved in 1821 to Restoration Paris and, by 1822, was installed by Louis XVIII in the Royal Library (later called the National Library of France). In 1922, the zodiac moved from there to the Louvre were it resides till now. The vault of heaven is represented by a disc, held up by four women representing the four seasons of the year. Assisted by falcon-headed spirits. Thirty-six spirits or "decans" around the circumference symbolize the 360 days of the Egyptian year. The constellations shown inside the circle include the signs of the zodiac, most of which are represented almost as they deals are today. Aries, Taurus, Scorpio, and Capricorn, for example, are easily recognizable, whereas others correspond to a more Egyptian iconography:. Aquarius is represented as Hapy, the god of the Nile flood.
The Zodiac signs and the Ancient Egyptian astrology in one marvelous painting. This is a replica on papyrus paper of part of the ceiling of the Temple pf Dendera south of Egypt. The zodiac ceiling was moved in 1821 to Restoration Paris and, by 1822, was installed by Louis XVIII in the Royal Library (later called the National Library of France). In 1922, the zodiac moved from there to the Louvre were it resides till now. The vault of heaven is represented by a disc, held up by four women representing the four seasons of the year. Assisted by falcon-headed spirits. Thirty-six spirits or "decans" around the circumference symbolize the 360 days of the Egyptian year. The constellations shown inside the circle include the signs of the zodiac, most of which are represented almost as they deals are today. Aries, Taurus, Scorpio, and Capricorn, for example, are easily recognizable, whereas others correspond to a more Egyptian iconography:. Aquarius is represented as Hapy, the god of the Nile flood.