Abstract
In 1964 radiographs of an Egyptian mummy displayed by the, then, Gulbenkian
Museum of Art and Archaeology in Durham revealed an artificial upper limb
attached to a deformed lower forearm. The limb was removed for further study. It
concluded that the deformity was due to pre-mortem, amputation
above the wrist, the ancient embalmers applying a crude restoration. In 2005 the
author undertook a detailed reappraisal of this restored limb. These findings
now suggest that this individual exhibits a congenital deformity to the upper
limb. Such a proposal prompts a discourse on how deformity was perceived, not
only by ancient Egyptian society but by those across the ancient world. Textual
sources have been selected to highlight how perfection of the physical body was
prized by some cultures, contrasting this with how those who exhibited
‘otherness’,were either accepted or marginalized.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Subject
Library and Information Sciences,General Arts and Humanities
Cited by
6 articles.
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