A body of naturalistic panel portraits painted in encaustic or tempera and attached to mummies in Roman-era Egypt, chiefly from the first to third centuries CE, found concentrated in the Fayum basin. They are the largest surviving body of panel painting from the ancient world and offer a uniquely direct record of individual faces from antiquity.
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Year Created MediumEncaustic or tempera on wood panel 1 Medium
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The Fayum mummy portraits were painted using the encaustic (hot wax) technique.
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Fayum mummy portraits (Wikipedia)
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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 living in Egypt during the Roman period.
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