Holger Isenberg Wrote:
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> To avoid confusion for other readers about the
> term Zodiac as it is usually associated with the
> famous circular zodiac of the Hator Temple Dendera
> in the Louvre: That circular zodiac is from a
> small penthouse room on top of the temple roof.
> The zodiac I'm talking about here is the
> rectangular zodiac in the entry hall (Hypostyle)
> where it is split in two parts on the furthest
> right and furthest left row on the ceiling. The
> complete entry hall ceiling is drawn here on
> Pl.18:
>
> [
digitalcollections.nypl.org]
> Denderah [Dandara] (Tentyris). Plafond du portique
> du Grand Temple.
> Jomard, M. (Edme-François), 1777-1862 (Editor)
> Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
> (Associated name)
> Paris, Impr. impériale, 1817
I think the image might be a bit clearer here: [
upload.wikimedia.org]
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