Reproduction
Object Category
mummy portraits
Description
Wax encaustic portrait on wood panel of youth; short dark hair, clean shaven, skin reddish; traces of binding bandages from mummy above and below portrait, no indication of garments. Portrait intact, joined from two longitudinal pieces.
Publications
- Picton, Jan, Living Images. Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum
Production Period
Roman Period
Production Date
100 to 199
Material
Dimensions
height: 32.5 cms
length: 20.5 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC36348
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
