Egyptian_-_Mummy_Portrait_of_a_Man_-_Walters_323.jpg
Summary
Mummy Portrait of a Man ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
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Title |
Mummy Portrait of a Man
title QS:P1476,en:"Mummy Portrait of a Man"
label QS:Len,"Mummy Portrait of a Man"
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Description |
English:
In Roman Egypt (30 BC-AD 324), artists adapted naturalistic painting styles to the ancient custom of making portrait masks for mummies. The portraits were often painted while the subject was in the prime of life and were hung in the home until the person's death. This practice continued in northern Egypt well into the Early Byzantine period.
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Date |
late 1
st
century
AD
date QS:P571,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P4241,Q40719766
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Medium |
encaustic painting
on
wood
medium QS:P186,Q17443567;P186,Q287,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
Framed height: 51 cm (20 in); width: 36 cm (14.1 in); depth: 4.5 cm (1.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,51U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,36U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,4.5U174728
; Actual old panel max. height: 39.4 cm (15.5 in); width: 20.5 cm (8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,39.4U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,20.5U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081
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Accession number |
32.3
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Place of creation | Faiyum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Exhibition history |
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum : Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
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