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Mummy portrait of an Egyptian woman, c1st-3rd century. Artist: Unknown

Mummy portrait of an Egyptian woman, c1st-3rd century. The use of personalised mummy portraits of this type in Ancient Egypt began during the Roman period. Known as Fayum portraits, they are encaustic paintings, made with hot, pigmented wax on wooden panels, which were inserted into the mummy of the deceased person. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Mummy portrait of an Egyptian woman, c1st-3rd century. Artist: Unknown
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Mummy portrait of an Egyptian woman, c1st-3rd century. The use of personalised mummy portraits of this type in Ancient Egypt began during the Roman period. Known as Fayum portraits, they are encaustic paintings, made with hot, pigmented wax on wooden panels, which were inserted into the mummy of the deceased person. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Album / Artmedia / Heritage Images
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Image size:
3254 x 5404 px | 50.3 MB
Print size:
27.6 x 45.8 cm | 10.8 x 18.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1ST CENTURY • 2ND CENTURY • 3RD CENTURY • ANCIENT EGYPTIAN • ART • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • ARTS • BODY • BODY, THE • BURIAL • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DEATH • EARRING • EARRINGS • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN • FACE • FAYUM PORTRAIT • FEMALE • FUNERARY • HAIRSTYLE • JEWELLERY • JEWELRY • LADY • LOCATION • MUMMY • NECKLACE • PEOPLE • ROMAN ERA • ROMAN PERIOD • WOMAN • WOMEN