The Hoopoe and the Child in Old Kingdom Art /

Hoopoes are highly distinctive birds in Egyptian art. They have been attributed with a special link to children, and it has been claimed that in the Old Kingdom, a naked child who holds a hoopoe is the eldest son and the heir of the deceased. However, a broader examination of all children of the tom...

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Main Author: McCorquodale, Kim.

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