> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Coyle" <[email protected]> > > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 6:58 PM > > Subject: RE: PESO Egyptian on the Rocks > > > > > >> I prefer #2 - it reminds me of the colours in original Egyptian art. The > >> picture appears to be of the goddess Bast, as she is cat-faced and wears > >> the > >> crown of Lower Egypt only, while carrying an Ankh, the symbol of eternal > >> life. However, the inclusion of a lotus flower is odd, as this is the > >> symbol of Upper Egypt!
Bast acolytes are reknowned for not knowing their Ankh from their lotus blossom. > >> > >> http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/egyptian/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
