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Mummy portrait of a dark curly-haired young man, from Hawara cemetery, Egypt. 1st-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. This man has a slight beard and mustache and wears a gold fillet, pink toga, and a white scarf.
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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 28). Male with Diadem, Mummy Portrait, Hawara. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4776/male-with-diadem-mummy-portrait-hawara/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Male with Diadem, Mummy Portrait, Hawara." World History Encyclopedia, March 28, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4776/male-with-diadem-mummy-portrait-hawara/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Male with Diadem, Mummy Portrait, Hawara." World History Encyclopedia, 28 Mar 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4776/male-with-diadem-mummy-portrait-hawara/.
