<em>Mummy Portrait of a Man</em>, ca. 120–130 C.E. Wood (Common cypress - Cupressus Sempervirens), encaustic, gold leaf, 17 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 1/16 in. (43.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 40.386 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 40.386_edited_SL1.jpg)

Mummy Portrait of a Man

Medium: Wood (Common cypress - Cupressus Sempervirens), encaustic, gold leaf

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 120–130 C.E.

Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 1/16 in. (43.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm)

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Accession Number: 40.386

Image: 40.386_edited_SL1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Fayum portrait of a man. Encaustic. Facing front, brown eyes, black hair and beard, white tunic. Gilt wreath painted above forehead. Gilt background. Condition: Excellent. Short split at top center. Another larger one at right side. Remains of cartonnage at lower edges. Some paint missing from area around left ear. Excellent quality. Panel shows marked evidence of shrinking and crack is lengthened. Paint starting to chip.

Brooklyn Museum