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Wall relief from temple at Kamak
Wall relief from the temple at Kamak, shows a portly male with a paunch and pendulous breasts. It was not unusual for pharaohs and wealthy people to have themselves portrayed with rolls of fat about their abdomen since this indicated prosperity and success. However, the skin folds of mummies such as those of the pharoahs Amenophis III (reigned 1386-1349 BCE, Dynasty XVIII) and Ramesses III (reigne…
Creator
- Carole Reeves
Type of item
- Photograph
- Photograph
Creator
- Carole Reeves
Type of item
- Photograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
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- Credit: Carole Reeves
Source
- N0028564
Identifier
- N0028564
- ky2s36g2
Providing country
- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:24:08.533Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:24:08.533Z