Alien: Space Jockey references Micronauts Hydra which references the Sokar Funerary Barque ?

leading from
Micronauts toys referenced in Giger's art ?
and
Alien: Unlocking the design of the Space Jockey
and
The Henu Barque trail through the 20th century.




a) Hydra referenced in Space Jockey?
Micronauts Hydra Vehicle known to have been released in 1976 also also appears to have been referenced in Giger's space jockey chair.

This works with the understanding that Giger was so used to thinking about the Micronauts as a point of reference after his Necronom paintings that integrated it into the Space Jockey design n 1978.

You can look at the images and see enough of the similarity with the idea of the supports for the telescope and  the supports for the missile launcher.





b) Ribbing pattern on the side
Both have a strip of ribbing pattern near along the side by the front made up from near enough five segments.




c) Is the Hydra inspired by the Sokar Funerary Barque as well?
This vehicle was also probably inspired by the Sokar Funerary Barque from the Papyrus of Ani. 

The chain/rope hanging from the bull horns behind the antelope head becomes the support for the chair, and perhaps the skirt worn by the crouched man becomes the seat. 

The three rudders at the front become five vertical shapes near to the front of the sides. 

They both have a curved top on the sides.

Henu Barque from Papyrus of Ani
black and white image of the Henu Barque from the Papyrus of Ani 
(source: The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, The British Museum Press)

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