Copy of Greek mummy portrait from Kerke in the Fayum Egypt; probably 2nd or 3rd century (Originals).
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Kerke, Faiyum region, Lower Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt
Maker or artist:
Margaret G. Emerson
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mummies (bodies), Portraits, and Portraits (figure works)
Accession date:
October 1, 1899
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Hearst Inventory: copy Done in tempera and oil colors by Margaret G. Emerson. Originals belonged to Theodor Graf of Vienna. They were painted in ____ and wax colors, applied cold with a resinous balsam and hot