Egyptian Papyrus of Dendera Zodiac - Full Colour with Names - 40x60cm

Papyrus is the worlds first paper!

Created by the Ancient Egyptians, papyrus has been used as a paper for over 4500 years!

Each Papyri is

- Hand-made
- Hand-painted
- Authentically Egyptian & Packaged with a certificate of authenticity

The ancient Egyptian zodiac, as found in the temple of Dendera. The four pairs of Horus along the outside of the circle represent the 4 seasons and 4 directions. If you add together the 8 figures of Horus and the 4 goddess you get the amount of months of the year. If you add together that hands, you get the number of hours in a day.

Dimensions:

60cm / 23.6 inches Tall
40cm / 15.7 inches Wide

(All Papyrus is hand-made & hand-painted, so yours may differ slightly from that in the photo)