Fayum portraits are a type of ancient Roman paintings crafted as funerary effigies in and around the Fayum oasis, southwest of Cairo. The portraits, which were placed on mummies, are a funerary custom ...
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art recently added to its collections an Egyptian portrait created nearly 2,000 years ago. Painted on a thin wooden panel, the portrait of a young man adorned with a ...
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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "Greco-Egyptian ...