Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century. Artist: Unknown.

Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century. Artist: Unknown.

2-668-465 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies from the Coptic period.


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Creator
  1. Unknown:
People Related
  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer

Picture Type
  1. Object

Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Egypt Al Minyā Sheikh-'Ibada

  1. 27 48 19 N , 030 52 26 E

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Society & Culture Death & Burial

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3568x5432
File Size : 56,782kb


Aliases

  1. ET54HB17
  1. 0370005095
  1. 2-668-465
  1. 2668465
  1. MVBF12

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