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Lower left-hand piece of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, carved with a zig zag pattern possibly representing water. Some spray paint marks the right-hand edge. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)
Upper left-hand piece of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, carved with a zig zag pattern possibly representing water. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)
Large left-hand piece of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, showing a mythological representation of the zodiac. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)
Middle central piece of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, showing the hair and elbows of the goddess Nut and torso of a worshipper. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)
Middle right-hand edge piece of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, showing the knees of the goddess Nut and an inscription. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)
Lower central piece of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, showing the hands of the goddess Nut and feet of a worshipper. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)
Top central piece of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, showing the ear and shoulders of the goddess Nut and uplifted arms of a worshipper. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)
Upper right-hand corner of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, showing the torso of the goddess Nut. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)
Lower right-hand corner of a plaster cast of the Dendera Zodiac Ceiling, showing the feet of the goddess Nut. Cast is of the ceiling of the central room of the Osiris Chapel (on the roof of the main temple). The original ceiling, 50 BCE, is now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Planisphere of the stars on a plane projection, showing the constellations of the zodiac and the planets. The ancient Egyptian calendar was based on lunar cycles of about 30 days on the heliacal rising of the star Sothis [Sirius].

Plaster cast from the chapel ceiling in the Great Temple at Dendera

50 BCE (original)