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title: Mummy Portrait from the Tomb of Aline at Hawara
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11148/mummy-portrait-from-the-tomb-of-aline-at-hawara/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mummy Portrait from the Tomb of Aline at Hawara

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Mummy Portrait from the Tomb of Aline at Hawara](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11148.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11148.jpg)

## Image Caption

Mummy portrait from the [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Aline, Hawara. Early [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Period of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), c. 24 CE.

Neues Museum, Berlin.

The Tomb of Aline was unearthed in 1892 by the German archaeologist Richard von Kaufmann. A hewn stele carved with a [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) inscription mentions the name Aline as the owner of the tomb; the [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) was named after this woman's name. Because the mummy is still intact and not opened, it was initially thought that this mummy represents a boy, not a girl. However, recent analysis of the portrait has shown that the child is female and is identified as one of Aline's daughters. The chubby-faced girl wears a leather band with a lunula pendant around her neck; a type of apotropaic amulets commonly worn by [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) or girls in [Roman Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Egypt/). The girl wears a violet chiton, partially fallen, exposing her left shoulder; a feature exclusive to females and associated to the Greek goddess [Aphrodite](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## External Links

- [Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt](https://www.getty.edu/publications/mummyportraits/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 07). Mummy Portrait from the Tomb of Aline at Hawara. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11148/mummy-portrait-from-the-tomb-of-aline-at-hawara/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mummy Portrait from the Tomb of Aline at Hawara." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11148/mummy-portrait-from-the-tomb-of-aline-at-hawara/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mummy Portrait from the Tomb of Aline at Hawara." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11148/mummy-portrait-from-the-tomb-of-aline-at-hawara/>.

## License & Copyright

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