For my final project at college, I used a white porcelain bonbon jar as my starting point. I manipulated that form to represent the signs of the zodiac, which are the constellations around the equatorial belt. This was my grad exhibition display in 2022.
Here is a close-up view of the gang. Click on an image for a better view.
In fact, there are 13 constellations around the equator and there used to be 13 signs of the zodiac. Around 500 BCE, Babylonian astrologers divided the sky into twelve 30° arcs and associated a zodiac constellation with each. One had to go, and Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer, drew the short straw.
