Reproduction
Object Category
mummy portraits
Description
Wax encaustic portrait on wood panel of man; dark-haired with traces of gilding on head, possibly part of a wreath; face obscured, probably bearded; skin of neck reddish, cream chiton and red-edged haematon. Panel split longitudinally in eight sections, cut straight at top; face blurred and spread, perhaps by Petrie's attempts at cleaning or early melting sun.
Publications
- Picton, Jan, Living Images. Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum
Production Period
Roman Period
Production Date
100 to 199
Material
Dimensions
height: 44 cms
length: 23.5 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC36347
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
