Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits are a type of naturalistic encaustic portrait typically painted on wooden boards attached to the mummies of upper class individuals from the Roman Egypt period. They belong to the tradition of panel painting, one of the most highly regarded forms of art in the Classical world.
Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits are a type of naturalistic encaustic portrait typically painted on wooden boards attached to the mummies of upper class individuals from the Roman Egypt period. They belong to the tradition of panel painting, one of the most highly regarded forms of art in the Classical world.
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