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Mummy portraits

Scope note

Full-face portrait paintings placed on Egyptian mummies of the Roman period (2nd and 3rd centuries CE), most coming from Faiyum; usually in encaustic paint on panel.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300033934

Equivalent Terms used

mummy portrait

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13yrs ago

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