Funerary Portrait: Young Woman
Location
Era
Roman Period (30 B.C.E.-395 C.E.)
Title
Funerary Portrait: Young Woman
Date
Early 2nd c. C.E.
Materials
Encaustic on panel
Dimensions
34.3 x 17.8 cm
Credits
Adaline Van Horne Bequest, inv. 1945.Dv.20
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
In the Roman Period, coffins and cartonnages tended to give way to painted wood panels, which were placed over the head and shoulders of the deceased person’s body. These are referred to as mummy portraits, of which the Faiyum portraits are the most representative.
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