Fragment of a painted mummy shroud, showing a woman's face (Fayum, Egypt)

            Fragment of a painted shroud of a young woman with gold ball earrings, a gold necklace and a hair-band decorated with pearls. This is the only example of the use of Egyptian Blue in a mummy portrait on a surface other than wood paneling. 

The technique used on this mummy is much more akin to fresco, since it was painted onto a stucco surface, instead of wood. 

Roman, 55-80 CE
Hawara, Fayum, Egypt
Painted stucco on canvas (fresco)

Given by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (AN1913.512)
   

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Taken on: December 18, 2023

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Sets appears in: • Romano-Egyptian ‘Fayum’ Mummy Portraits • Egyptian antiquities more » • Ashmolean Museum « less

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