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title: Mummy Portrait of a Woman
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2346/mummy-portrait-of-a-woman/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mummy Portrait of a Woman

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Mummy Portrait of a Woman](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2346.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2346.jpg)

## Image Caption

Mummy portrait of a woman, known as "L'Européenne" painted on wooden board (encaustic wax paintings), from Antinoopolis (Antinoe), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 120-130 CE.

Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## External Links

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

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, March 05). Mummy Portrait of a Woman. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2346/mummy-portrait-of-a-woman/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Mummy Portrait of a Woman." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 05, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2346/mummy-portrait-of-a-woman/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Mummy Portrait of a Woman." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Mar 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2346/mummy-portrait-of-a-woman/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/21978934493/in/dateposted/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/21978934493/in/dateposted/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/21978934493/in/dateposted/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 05 March 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.