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title: Mummy Portrait of a Man from Fayum
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5997/mummy-portrait-of-a-man-from-fayum/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mummy Portrait of a Man from Fayum

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Mummy Portrait of a Man from Fayum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5997.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5997.jpg)

## Image Caption

Mummy portrait of a man, painted in encaustic on limewood, from Hawara, [Fayum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Fayum/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 80-100 CE.

The British Museum, London.

The portrait was excavated by Sir William Petrie and formerly housed in the National Gallery. There is a fissure, which runs perpendicularly through the right ear. The eyes were unevenly placed. The upper margin was covered with linen wrappings of the mummy. A thin layer of paraffin was applied on the panel because the original wax was melted after excavation.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## External Links

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

## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, November 06). Mummy Portrait of a Man from Fayum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5997/mummy-portrait-of-a-man-from-fayum/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mummy Portrait of a Man from Fayum." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 06, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5997/mummy-portrait-of-a-man-from-fayum/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mummy Portrait of a Man from Fayum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Nov 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5997/mummy-portrait-of-a-man-from-fayum/>.

## License & Copyright

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