Structures and ArtifactsThe "gift" that Osiris gave to Isis was the throne that is Isis' attribute which appears on her head. The throne is based on the proportions (3-4-5) of the Osiris Triangle (also known as the Pythagorean Triangle). The proportions of the "Receptacle" are the same as those of the Parthenon: the Root 5 rectangle. A plan of the Parthenon therefore appears on the floor. The appearance is that of an Egyptian sarcophagus. A didactic image appears on each end displaying the module used in creating each of the patterns. On the rim appear dowels, ostensibly to facilitate the closing of the lid, arranged according to the Golden or Fibonacci scale in groups from 1 through 8. Burial as a symbolic act in which an individual death is woven into the all-embracing context of unending earthly and cosmic processes is as old as culture. |
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