Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt

This publication presents fascinating new findings on ancient Romano-Egyptian funerary portraits preserved in international collections. Once interred with mummified remains, nearly a thousand funerary portraits from Roman Egypt survive today in museums around the world, bringing viewers face-to-fac...

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Autor principal: Cartwright, Caroline (auth)
Otros Autores: Svoboda, Marie (auth)
Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Getty Publications 2020
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Sumario:This publication presents fascinating new findings on ancient Romano-Egyptian funerary portraits preserved in international collections. Once interred with mummified remains, nearly a thousand funerary portraits from Roman Egypt survive today in museums around the world, bringing viewers face-to-face with people who lived two thousand years ago. Until recently, few of these paintings had undergone in-depth study to determine by whom they were made and how.
ISBN:9781606066539
Acceso:Open Access