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Parietal relief with a dignitary with poliomyelitis. Egypt, New Empire, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III co-ruler Amenhotep IV, 1417-1352 BC. Limestone. Provenance: -Private collection Max-Pol Pouchet, France. Offered by the Egyptian authorities in gratitude for his work in Nubia. The reverse is inscribed 'n.8791/10 n.61' - Acquired from the heirs. Publications: enclosed is a study on the antiquity of the piece. Conservation: good state of conservation. It has some scratches of its own on the surface. Measurements: 23 cm. length; 19 cm. height. Egyptian bas-relief, parietal fragment, in which we can see a high dignitary with his torso uncovered and placing one hand on a staff of command. This piece is of great value not only because of its quality and antiquity in Egyptian art, but also because it bears witness to a disease, polio, which was already taking the lives of many people at that time. The thicker left arm than the right and the rubbery-looking fingers can only allude to the ravages of the disease, which made no distinction in terms of social rank. This official, probably a magistrate or tyaty, retains a peaceful face depicted in profile, as was usual in Egyptian art. By the Ptolemaic period, however, the rigorous hieratism and strict geometry of earlier periods had been left behind. The slightly protruding belly is an unusual solution in the more hieratic style of earlier Dynasties. In this case, it is intended to indicate the high social status and affluent life of the personage. An Egyptian stele dated to between 1580 and 1350 BC, showing a priest with an atrophied leg due to polio, is considered to be the earliest plastic trace of the disease. It was found in the Temple of Astarte in Memphis.

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Parietal relief with a dignitary with poliomyelitis. Egypt, New Empire, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III co-ruler Amenhotep IV, 1417-1352 BC. Limestone. Provenance: -Private collection Max-Pol Pouchet, France. Offered by the Egyptian authorities in gratitude for his work in Nubia. The reverse is inscribed 'n.8791/10 n.61' - Acquired from the heirs. Publications: enclosed is a study on the antiquity of the piece. Conservation: good state of conservation. It has some scratches of its own on the surface. Measurements: 23 cm. length; 19 cm. height. Egyptian bas-relief, parietal fragment, in which we can see a high dignitary with his torso uncovered and placing one hand on a staff of command. This piece is of great value not only because of its quality and antiquity in Egyptian art, but also because it bears witness to a disease, polio, which was already taking the lives of many people at that time. The thicker left arm than the right and the rubbery-looking fingers can only allude to the ravages of the disease, which made no distinction in terms of social rank. This official, probably a magistrate or tyaty, retains a peaceful face depicted in profile, as was usual in Egyptian art. By the Ptolemaic period, however, the rigorous hieratism and strict geometry of earlier periods had been left behind. The slightly protruding belly is an unusual solution in the more hieratic style of earlier Dynasties. In this case, it is intended to indicate the high social status and affluent life of the personage. An Egyptian stele dated to between 1580 and 1350 BC, showing a priest with an atrophied leg due to polio, is considered to be the earliest plastic trace of the disease. It was found in the Temple of Astarte in Memphis.

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