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Funerary portrait of a man
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
about A.D. 150
Medium/Technique
Encaustic on wood
Dimensions
Height x width: 43.2 x 17.8 cm (17 x 7 in.)
Credit Line
Everett Fund, Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation, and contribution
Accession Number93.1450
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Masks
DescriptionFinely painted head of a young man with up-turned eyes and short hair. The face is oval with a pointed chin and a faint beard over the upper lip and chin. The man wears a white garment with bright red shoulder-stripes.
ProvenanceSaid to come from er-Rubayat in the Faiyum. Theodor Graf Collection, Vienna; 1893: purchased of Theodor Graf.