These mummy portraits are unlike anything from ancient Egypt, combining Roman naturalism with Egyptian function.
Y.Z. Kami on Egyptian Mummy Portraits, “Always in front of a human face you have an emotional reaction. Video from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Additional resources:
Portrait of the Boy Eutyches at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Roman Egypt on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
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