mummy portraits

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Scope note
Full-face portrait paintings placed on Egyptian mummies of the Roman period (2nd and 3rd centuries CE), most coming from Faiyum; usually in encaustic paint on panel.
mummy portraits
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024