The bas-relief of Petosiris, ca 300 BC


This painted bas-relief is from the east wall of the chapel of the tomb built for Petosiris and his family around 300 BC.

Here is the drawing of a geometrical model for the bas-relief, showing the golden triangle: 1, PHI, SQR ROOT(PHI^2 + 1) clearly represented in the bas-relief. The analysis by Lucy Lamy is presented in Robert Lawlor, Sacred Geometry, pp. 54-55.

Ralph H. Abraham, 10 May 1996.