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Dendera Circular Zodiac

This Egyptian bas-relief was created around 50 B.C., and was part of the Temple of Hathor.
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The original Dendera Circular Zodiac shown here, is now in the Louvre Museum, Paris. The Egyptians were influenced by Hellenistic (Greek) astrology at the time of its creation around 50 B.C. It was part of the ceiling at the Temple of Hathor, in a section devoted to Osiris.
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