A mummy portrait of a young man, dating to the late 1st century. Originally from Fayum in Egypt, the portrait is now part of the collections at Manchester Museum. 📷 My own. #Woodensday #Fayum #ManchesterMuseum

A mummy portrait of a soldier from Fayum in Egypt. Dating to around 130 AD, the portrait is part of the collections at the Altes Museum in Berlin. 📷 My own. #Fayum #AltesMuseum

Fayum portrait of a man, found by Alfred Goyet.

These portraits are they only surviving pieces showing this form of art and at one time, was incorrectly called Coptic portraits.

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Portrait of a young woman. 2nd century, middle Egypt.

Fayum portraits were naturalistic painted portraits on wooden boards. They were primarily meant for the upper class and was considered in high regards in the classical world.

#art #butial #roman #egypt #classical #fayum

This is incredibly fascinating! 😮

Looking into their eyes feels like making a personal connection with someone we could never otherwise know.

#history #ancient #Egypt #Rome #Fayum #mummies #archeology #art #paintings

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Fayum portrait
2nd century AD #fayum

A mummy portrait of a young soldier from Fayum in Egypt. Dating to around 100 to 150 AD, the portrait is part of the collections at the Altes Museum in Berlin. 📷 My own. #Woodensday #Fayum

@arturoviaggia.bsky.social no idea, but it's an interesting question that I can see & boost because you are #NowBridged 🔗 🥂

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Salut les blueskyonautes! Lui, c'est mon ami Joseph Beuys ! J'aime bien son sourire! Il fait presque peur! Je l'aime ! Des bisous !

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Salut les blueskyonautes, voici le dernier portrait de roman opalka! C'est un de mes artistes préférés! Son œuvre du 0 a l'infini est juste géniale. Des bisous

Mehr als 2.000 Jahre alte Papyri stehen im Mittelpunkt eines neuen Forschungsprojekts an der JMU. Aus einem ägyptischen Tempel stammend, erzählen sie viel über das Leben zu dieser Zeit. #Fayum #Soknopaiu #Ägyptologie Foto: P.Oxf. Griffith C 10
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Amsterdam exhibit invites us to see the faces of ancient Egypt An exhibition in the Netherlands brings guests face to face with the realistic portraits of ancient Egyptians produced in the Roman period.

An exhibition in the Netherlands brings guests face to face with the realistic portraits of ancient Egyptians produced in the Roman period.

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