Ah, thanks. However, seen from different angles, the statues still appear unusually squat to me, as if the figures were little more than 5' tall.
Checking with Google's AI, I'm surprised to learn (tentatively) that the average Ancient Egyptian male was in fact about 5'6," which creates a little bit of a mystery, here. What's more, Rameses II himself evidently stood about 5'11" in his prime(!)
But we are animals who can recognize and control whatever urges we have.
--> insert bark-like, high-pitched PeeWee Herman laugh! <--
Anyway, I think I lean in your general direction on this, but I'm open to the idea that it might help someone, somewhere. At least, I don't think I've ever heard of this type of /c before.
I've queried ChatGPT to some extent on this, bringing in cross-examples and fact corroboration, and yes-- it seems that the (peculiarly large) chest opening was indeed used to help let air enter the suit before embarking. A key point is that the opening would then be tied off somehow, sealing it up tightly, such that water couldn't enter even if the wearer fell in to the drink.
It's also possible that what looks like the darker, back interior skin of the suit might actually be the back of an extra chamber which of course would exist on the front of the suit, i.e. in front of the wearer's body. Which means that it might alternately function as a storage pouch for useful items, something which personally makes just as much (or more) sense to me.
Finally, the suit is evidently Inupiat or Yup’ik in origin, made from seal or walrus intestine.
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The Abu Simbel statues seem to be biggest in the world, about 2x the height of the one in the WP link.
As for the ones in the OP pic, assuming it's not stretched horizontally, they certainly have the most unusual proportions I've ever seen in Egyptian statuary. That is-- squat, unusually thick front-to-back, and with disproportionally large heads. Interesting!
I have no idea what you're talking about, but I can understand Spanish & French if that helps you out.
Sounds like the name of a researcher with a French last name, who, likely being a scientist, would have conducted their research under routinely strict (i.e. not liberal) controls.
Little do they know that the oil is actually a con, as it only works when Jimmy is personally overseeing its use. The long play is for them to become so taken with the product that they order a few cases, and at that point Jimmy bounces off to his next scam.
Caveat emptor, populi!
What is the "Britons Never Never" bit about..?
I used to really struggle with reading these, but am loving how PieFed lets me click on images like this to temporarily expand them in-browser. I don't know if that happens on the Lemmy side yet, but here's hoping(!)
What, she's not!?