Papyrus Painting - Astrological Calendar Golden Highlights

The only calendar you will ever need - also known as the Astrological Calendar.

The Ancient Egyptians were aware of the significance of the Sun, Moon and Stars as shown in this papyrus painting  This calendar is a wonderful example of the mythology of Ancient Egypt  The Egyptian Calendar was originally discovered in Temple of Dandara in Luxor. In this calendar the 12 signs of the Zodiac are in the center, along with people and animals  Supporting the zodiac is the god Horus (8 times) and 4 female goddesses   Horus represents the 4 directions, the goddess represent the 4 seasons  The months are represented by the adding the goddesses and Horus, for a total of twelve   If we add the total number of hands it is 24, or the hours in the day  If we take the number of fingers(10) and multiply it by 12 (8 Horus, 4 goddesses) the answer is 120  Dividing 120 by 2 we get 60 - 60 for the 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 for the 60 seconds in a minute. All papyrus paintings are sent with "rough" edges, easily trimmed to fit your framing needs.

*****NOTICE****
Changes implemented by the Ministry of Antiquities requires all papyrus to be inspected by an expert - what this means is that while your order will show as shipped, it may in fact be on hold at the Cairo airport pending inspection. For this reason we are not able to combine papyrus orders with anything else, i.e. papyrus and jewelry, or glassworks etc. If you are ordering something else in addition to the papyrus you must order it separately. We apologize for any delays that may occur, ultimately it is about the preservation of the history of Egypt.

 

Artist:  Gamal

100% Hand Painted

Available Sizes (Approx)

1" = 2.54 cm

30 x 40 cm (12"x 16")   $35.00

40 x 60 cm (16" x 24")  $45.00

70 x 100 cm (27"x 39") $75.00

100 x 150 cm (39" x 59") $145.00

Select Size Approx 12 x 16 inches $35.00 Approx 16 x 24 inches $45.00 Approx 27 x 39 inches $75.00 Approx 39 x 59 inches $145.00

We are sorry but Gamal has temporarily halted painting, as soon as he returns we look forward to more of his art.

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