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12 - PORTRAIT OF A MUMMY KNOWN AS THE “FAYOUM MUMMY”
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PORTRAIT OF A MUMMY KNOWN AS THE “FAYOUM MUMMY” Egyptian art, Roman period, circa the 2nd century A.D. A portrait painted in encaustic on a wooden panel with a rounded top, depicting the deceased as a young man in a bust view, in a slight three-quarter profile, with short black hair. His eyebrows, thick and continuous at the bridge of the nose, frame almond-shaped eyes with a lively gaze, highlighted with white and turned toward the right. The nose is straight and elongated, with a deep philtrum, surmounting a mouth with full lips. He is dressed in a light-colored tunic adorned with purple clavi, visible on the right shoulder. Cracks in the wood, chips, missing sections, and some repairs. Dimensions: 35.5 x 21 cm Provenance: Charles Gillet Collection (1879–1972), then passed down through the family An Egyptian painted wood mummy portrait of a young man, Roman Period, circa 2nd century A.D.
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