Egyptian carving, achondroplasia taken in 1989

Egyptian carving of achondroplasia, taken in 1989 Shows a male with achondroplasia, a short-limbed disorder due to a dominant genetic mutation. Achondroplasia is one of the most frequently depicted congenetial deformities of Ancient Egypt. This likeness of a dwarf named Djehor was carved on the grey granite lid of a dancer's sarcophagus from the Late Period (713-332 BCE), now in the Cairo Museum. The pictorial representation of dwarfs became stereotyped very early, and more that fifty Old Kingdom (2613-2181 BCE) tombs, mostly at Giza and Saqqara, are decorated with pictures of short people tending animals, carrying toilet objects or making jewellery.