Reproduction
Object Category
mummy portraits
Description
Wax encaustic portrait on a wood panel of a woman with dark, curly swept up hair; skin cream and pink, lips darker pink; eyes dark brown and white. White/ cream garment with red trimming over shoulders. Surface damaged and flaky with areas of wood exposed; panel intact (possibly thicker than usual) with band of discolouration left by mummy bandages at base; top corners trimmed at sloping angle. Patches of resin soaked linen still adhering to back (Ex Temp No 439). From Hawara cemetery.
Publications
- Picton, Jan, Living Images. Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum
Production Period
Roman Period
Production Date
100 to 199
Material
Dimensions
height: 34 cms
length: 19.5 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC38770
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
