Think Again: Harems

The photographs also reveal the king’s taste in women: his wives were plump and often had black, bushy eyebrows and dark, thick mustaches. In some photos they showed off their naked abdomens with layers of fat, a pose that suggested that they were rich enough to eat plenty of food. That’s from a fascinating article ...

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The photographs also reveal the king’s taste in women: his wives were plump and often had black, bushy eyebrows and dark, thick mustaches. In some photos they showed off their naked abdomens with layers of fat, a pose that suggested that they were rich enough to eat plenty of food.That's from a fascinating article about a small, 19th-century Iranian photograph collection that once belonged to Nasir al-Din Shah, who was king of Iran from 1848 to 1896.

The photographs also reveal the king’s taste in women: his wives were plump and often had black, bushy eyebrows and dark, thick mustaches. In some photos they showed off their naked abdomens with layers of fat, a pose that suggested that they were rich enough to eat plenty of food.

That’s from a fascinating article about a small, 19th-century Iranian photograph collection that once belonged to Nasir al-Din Shah, who was king of Iran from 1848 to 1896.

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