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Mummy portrait of a woman

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English: Mummy portrait of woman. The portrait is painted using the encaustic technique onto lime panels. This was an imported Mediterranean wood and was used for the majority of the Hawara portraits. This panel would have been placed over the face of a mummy.

Height: 39 cm Width: 20 cm Find spot : Hawara Faiyum Egypt Date : Middle Roman, 100 - 150

Method of acquisition: Given (1911) by British School of Archaeology in Egypt
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The Fitzwilliam Museum. Mummy portrait of a woman. The University of Cambridge. Retrieved on 2023-03-12 15:30:25.

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Mummy portrait of a woman" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/51330 Accessed: 2023-03-12 15:30:25
Author Fitzwilliam Museum Image Library, Cambridge

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