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Mummy portrait of a young man from the Hawara cemetery, Egypt, 1st to 2nd centuries CE.
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).
The Petrie Museum has the largest collection of these "portraits" outside of Egypt. Originally, these portraits were placed over the mummified body; these images were hailed as the first lifelike representations of real people on their first exhibition in London in 1888. The portraits were excavated in 1888-1889 and 1910-1911.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 28). Male Mummy Portrait, Hawara. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4774/male-mummy-portrait-hawara/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Male Mummy Portrait, Hawara." World History Encyclopedia, March 28, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4774/male-mummy-portrait-hawara/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Male Mummy Portrait, Hawara." World History Encyclopedia, 28 Mar 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4774/male-mummy-portrait-hawara/.
