Tondo of the Two Brothers

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Arienne King
by Unknown
published on 06 June 2021
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Tondo of the Two Brothers, mummy portrait of two men from Fayum, Egypt, 2nd century CE.

Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Although traditionally assumed to be brothers, recent scholarship has suggested that they may have in fact been lovers.

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References

  • Anne E. Haeckl. "Brothers or Lovers? A New Reading of the "Tondo of the Two Brothers"." The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists, No. 1-4, Vol. 38, (2001), pp. 63-79.

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