PORTRAIT OF A MUMMY KNOWN AS THE “FAYOUM MUMMY”
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.
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.
