Cleveland Museum of Art

Funerary Portrait of a Woman

Date

c. 138–92 CE

Medium

encaustic on linen

Culture

Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine

Department

Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

So-called mummy portraits were apparently painted during the owners' lives and hung in their homes. At the time of the owner's death, the portrait was taken down, cut from its frame, and trimmed to fit the deceased's mummy, to which it was bound. It was at that time also that the gilding on the center painting was added.

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