women or men reaching for stars

[Koen G]

This image is  a star chart from the Middle Kingdom, so in itself too old. Although Egyptian art often shows a staggering amount of continuity well into Greco-Roman times. I just came across this image and it reminded me of this topic

The middle person, the man, is holding a cruciform object and pointing at stars (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.).