Mummy portrait

Museum number:
6-21380
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
808
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Portrait of old man on thin wood, broken, cloth adhering. Roman tomb.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Cemetery 7 or 8, Tebtunis, Faiyum region
Verbatim coll. place:
Tebtunis (Umm el Baragat)?; C.7 or 8 Cemetery VII or VIII
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Arthur S. Hunt and Bernard P. Grenfell
Collection date:
1899-1900
Materials:
Encaustic paint and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mummies (bodies), Portraits, and Portraits (figure works)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S2016-2017 #5: Block Museum of Art (January 2, 2018–April 27, 2018)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Mummy portrait, accession number 6-21380, described as Portrait of old man on thin wood, broken, cloth adhering. Roman tomb.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Mummy portrait, accession number 6-21380, described as Portrait of old man on thin wood, broken, cloth adhering. Roman tomb.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Mummy portrait, accession number 6-21380, described as Portrait of old man on thin wood, broken, cloth adhering. Roman tomb.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Mummy portrait, accession number 6-21380, described as Portrait of old man on thin wood, broken, cloth adhering. Roman tomb.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mummy portrait, accession number 6-21380, described as Portrait of old man on thin wood, broken, cloth adhering. Roman tomb.

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