Elongated heads, oval-shaped eyes, underbite jaws, malocclusion, big ears, and Androgynous looks were all taken as ordinary during most of Egyptian pharaohs’ dynasties. One prominent example is Akhenaten, whose representation on several images reflect his various physical disorders and syndromes. Just like Akhenaten, there were many other kings who shared similar characteristics, such as, his son Tutankhamen and Ramesses II.
To begin with, Akhenaten’s son, Tutankhamen, shared very similar deformities and illnesses with his father. One of the reasons may be because of the uncontrollable factors both of them had in common, precisely, inbreeding. Tutankhamen suffered many deformities as early as the birthing stages, such as, club foot, an illness