Copy of Greek mummy portrait from the Fayum Egypt Originals painted in the 3rd century Originals discovered by Flinders Petrie are in National Gallery London. Painted in wax colors applied with brush to cestrum. Copies by Eleanor Harrison Supplee
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Faiyum region, Lower Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
London
Maker or artist:
Eleanor Harrison Suplee
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mummies (bodies), Portraits, and Portraits (figure works)