Jon_B Wrote:
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> So, at last, when I reached the room I was pleased
> to find it open and I was able to see the Zodiac.
> I'd seen the reproduction that now replaces it in
> situ at Dendera and there's a good copy in the
> Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge but it was nice to
> see the original.
>
> Obviously I was keen to photograph it but that's
> not easy as it's realistically placed on the
> ceiling and, unfortunately, not all the small
> spotlights were working.

I recall having to get good photos of the Dendera Zodiac by literally lying upon the floor of the Museum, Jon. Not the most dignified of positions, but I too got some great shots.

Best --

Katherine

Katherine Griffis-Greenberg

Doctoral Candidate
Oriental Institute
Doctoral Programme in Oriental Studies [Egyptology]
Oxford University
Oxford, United Kingdom