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Unknown Maker, Egyptian

Portrait of a Man
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, Egyptian

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Portrait of a Man

Period

Roman Period, 30 BCE-395 CE

Year

ca. 150-160 CE

Medium

  • Probably tempera on wood

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Probably tempera on wood

Materials

tempera

Supports

  • wood

Geography

Place Made: From the Fayum Oasis

Dimensions

34.3 x 19.7 cm (13 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

39.025

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

Roman Paintings and Mosaics: Catalogue of the Classical Collection

Catalogue of the classical collection ; 5

Articles

Ancient Panel Paintings

Exhibition History

Ancient Egyptian Galleries
Jun 10, 2014

Label copy

In 30 BCE, the Romans conquered Egypt, the final event in the eastern Mediterranean’s transition from Hellenistic (Greek) to Roman rule. After this shift in power, the

Egyptian funerary practice of mummification was blended with Greco-Roman traditions of lifelike portraiture.

These painted panels depicting elite members of Egyptian society were mounted over the faces of the mummified dead. The portraits were executed in tempera (pigment mixed with animal glue) or encaustic (pigment mixed with melted or emulsified wax). Encaustic was painted with brushes, though painters often used a

hard tool to blend tones and create texture and depth. Tempera dries quickly and would have been applied using extremely fine brushes.

Beyond the Pharaohs
Egypt and the Copts in the 2nd to 7th Centuries A.D.
Feb 10, 1989 â€“ Apr 16, 1989

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Unknown Maker, Egyptian
Portrait of a Man, ca. 150-160 CE
Probably tempera on wood
34.3 x 19.7 cm (13 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 39.025

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