The Cairo Toe
The Cairo Toe
Unearth the #Cairo Toe! 🦶 Dating back to 950-710 BCE, this wooden prosthetic toe from ancient #Egypt, now in the British Museum, reflects remarkable innovation. More than art, it's functional, enhancing mobility. A testament to resilience through the ages.
Original: https://mstdn.science/@furqanshah/111051554688611414
"Generally prosthetics that mimic body parts don’t work as well...They are usually clumsy and fatiguing," says Ott. But perhaps that wasn't so with the Cairo Toe. Hopefully this ancient prosthetic was as functional as it was beautiful, making the wearer feel both emotionally and physically more whole.
13Hopefully this ancient prosthetic was as functional as it was beautiful, making the wearer feel both emotionally and physically more whole.
Until somebody took his foot...
5Some folks'll never lose a toe, but then again some folks'll
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I always love the "now in the British Museum" line... Interesting how things end up there! 😐
3Reminds me of this scene
2I love that show. Who knew Norwegians could make such funny comedy in English?
2It really is good. Amazingly, they didn't dub it: the actors filmed all scenes in Norwegian, then filmed them again from scratch in English.
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Hopefully this ancient prosthetic was as functional as it was beautiful, making the wearer feel both emotionally and physically more whole.
Until somebody tools his foot...
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