Akhenaten and the Strange Physiques of Egypt's 18th Dynasty
Abstract
Akhenaten was one of Egypt's most controversial pharaohs, in part because of his strange appearance in images produced after he had declared Aten, the Sun-disc, his one-and-only god. Whether these were symbolic representations or realistic ones that indicate a deforming genetic disorder is the subject of continuing debate. The authors present evidence that the bizarre physical features portrayed in these images are not only realistic but were...
Paper Details
Title
Akhenaten and the Strange Physiques of Egypt's 18th Dynasty
Published Date
Apr 21, 2009
Journal
Volume
150
Issue
8
Pages
556 - 556
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