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Mummy portrait of Lady Aline, from Hawara, Egypt, c. 24 CE.
Neues Museum, Berlin.
The Tomb of Aline is an ancient Egyptiangrave from the time of Roman emperorTiberius (r. 14-37 CE), excavated at Hawara in 1892. The portrait is painted directly onto the canvas of the mummy wrapping.
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.
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