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Djeho, the Egyptian God’s dancer with dwarfism from the thirtieth dynasty

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This manuscript presents some artistic and medical considerations about a representation of an individual with apparent dwarfism. He was found in Saqqara by the British Egyptologist James Edward Quibell, in 1910/11. The naked figure of this individual, Djeho, is carved in profile on the lid of his sarcophagus. He has a height of 120 cm and has characteristic clinical features suggesting achondroplasia.

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    H. Valdes-Socin, A. F. Daly & P. Petrossians

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Valdes-Socin, H., Daly, A.F. & Petrossians, P. Djeho, the Egyptian God’s dancer with dwarfism from the thirtieth dynasty. J Endocrinol Invest 46, 2421–2422 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-023-02074-8

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