Ososayensi bafunde isithombe se-Fayum sowesifazane osemusha osukela ekhulwini lesi-2 futhi sagcinwa eMetropolitan Museum of Art.
Babona isimila entanyeni yakhe futhi basikisela ukuthi mhlawumbe kwakuwukumela okungokoqobo kwe-goiter - ukukhuliswa kwendlala yegilo. Lokhu kubikwa esihlokweni esanyatheliswa kuyi-Journal of Endocrinological Investigation.
Cishe amakhilomitha ayikhulu eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeCairo kune-Fayum oasis, etholakala endaweni edangele yemvelo enendawo engaba amakhilomitha-skwele ayizinkulungwane ezimbili. Abantu bahlala e-oasis kusukela ezikhathini zangaphambili, kodwa ukuthuthukiswa kwayo kwezomnotho namasiko kwaqala ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yesibili BC, lapho kwakhiwa inhloko-dolobha entsha lapha ngaphansi kwamakhosi obukhosi be-2 - idolobha lase-Iti-Tawi. Ngenxa yemisele kanye namadamu akhiwe endaweni yaseFayum oasis, indawo enkulu iyaniselwa, eyivumela ukuthi ibe isifunda esicebe kakhulu eGibhithe.
I-Fayum nayo yachuma ezikhathini zakamuva, lapho izwe liqala ukubuswa ubukhosi bakwaPtolemaic kwase kuba amaRoma. Naphezu kokuningi okutholwe kule ndawo, i-oasis yaziwa ngaphezu kwakho konke lokho okubizwa ngezithombe ze-Fayum. Ngokuvamile ziyizethulo ezingokoqobo ezenziwe ngesitayela samaGreki-Roman ezimboza ubuso bezidumbu. Isiko lokukhiqizwa kwazo lisukela esikhathini lapho abantu abaningi bakwamanye amazwe baqala ukuhlala eFayum, owamukela isipiliyoni sasendulo saseGibhithe sokugqumisa abafileyo. Kodwa ngasikhathi sinye, ebusweni bama-mummies awazange abeke imaski e-voluminous, kodwa izithombe. Lawa ma-artifact asukela emakhulwini okuqala eminyaka AD futhi ngezinye izikhathi atholakala ngaphandle kwe-Fayum Oasis. Ososayensi njengamanje bazi mayelana nezithombe eziyinkulungwane ze-Fayum.
URaffaella Bianucci waseNyuvesi yasePalermo, kanye nozakwabo base-Australia, eBrithani naseJalimane, bafunde isithombe se-Fayum sowesifazane osemusha ogqoke umqhele ocwebile. Le-artifact, ekala amasentimitha angu-36.5 x 17.8, yatholwa e-Egypt ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20 futhi yabhalwa kusukela ngo-AD 120-140. Njengamanje igcinwe eMetropolitan Museum of Art.
Ososayensi baphawula ukuthi isimila sibonakala ngokucacile entanyeni yowesifazane, engafani “nezindandatho zeVenus” – imigoqo ephambanayo entanyeni ebonakala ngenxa yezici eziningi zomzimba. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngokwezazi, iningi lezithombe ze-Fayum libonisa abantu ngendlela engokoqobo. Ngokusho kwabacwaningi, kungenzeka ukuthi lo wesifazane wayene-goiter. Ngokusho kwabacwaningi, azikho izehlakalo zangaphambili ze-goiter ezingakabhalwa phakathi kwabaseGibhithe lasendulo, nakuba kungenzeka ukuthi lesi sifo sasivamile. Incazelo ithi, naphezu kokuvimbela ngobuningi okwaqala e-Egypt ngo-1995, okuhlanganisa ukufaka i-potassium iodide kusawoti wetafula (iodization), i-goitre kuseyisifo esivamile e-Fayoum.
Phambilini, kuye kwacaca ukuthi kumbiwa kuyenzeka endaweni yaseFayum oasis. Abacwaningi baseGibhithe bathola indawo enkulu yokungcwaba kanye nenani lemingcwabo yamaGreki namaRoma, phakathi kwezinye izinto, eyayiqukethe izingcezu ze-papyri kanye nomama ezinezithombe zikaFayum.
