Mummy Portrait of a Youth, A.D. 150-200. Creator: Unknown.

Mummy Portrait of a Youth, A.D. 150-200. Creator: Unknown.

3-035-797 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Mummy Portrait of a Youth, A.D. 150-200. Additional Info: A high infant mortality rate in Roman Egypt encouraged confidence in magical spells to ward off illness and injury. For this reason the boy wears a small round container for amulets on a plain black necklace, possibly made from leather. His head has been almost completely shaved to feature a single lock at the back (with golden clip) and two small tufts on his brow. This pattern is in accordance with the practices of devotees of the goddess Isis, whose son the god-child Horus was the model for this hair treatment.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Picture Type
  1. Mummy portraits
  2. Painting
  3. Panel painting

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Mythology

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3206x4960
File Size : 46,588kb


Aliases

  1. 78.AP.262
  1. 103THC
  1. 1200000402
  1. 3-035-797
  1. 3035797
  1. 78.AP.262

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