Faiyum Mummy Portrait
Description
One of the remarkably lifelike painted panel portraits attached to mummies during the Roman period in Egypt. These encaustic paintings from the Faiyum Basin are among the finest surviving examples of Classical portraiture and bridge Egyptian funerary tradition with Greco-Roman artistic realism.
About the Greco-Roman (Ptolemaic)
Alexander's conquest led to the Ptolemaic dynasty, blending Greek and Egyptian traditions. Under Rome, Egypt became the breadbasket of the Empire.
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Location History
Original Location
Faiyum (21st Upper)
The fertile oasis basin. Famous for Roman-era mummy portraits.
Coordinates: 29.31°N, 30.84°E
Current Location
Faiyum (21st Upper), Egypt
As recorded in The Eternal Nile archive
Period
100 CE – 150 CE
Greco-Roman (Ptolemaic)Source & Attribution
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Faiyum Collection
Added to Archive
August 15, 2026
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Faiyum Mummy Portrait
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Date Range
100 CE – 150 CE
Location
Faiyum (21st Upper)
The fertile oasis basin. Famous for Roman-era mummy portraits.
Era
Greco-Roman (Ptolemaic)
Submitted by
Faiyum Collection
Added to Archive
August 15, 2026