Portrait of a Young Woman

Portrait of a Young Woman

Lawrence Technological University

May 20, 2019

Painted Mummy Portrait

Aluzzo, Adrienne (photograph)

visual works (works)

98-117 CE

Michigan (state)

Ann Arbor (inhabited place)

Trajanic

mummy masks

women (female humans)

encaustic paintings (visual works)

View of mummy mask discovered in Fayum, Egypt housed at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology in Ann Arbor, MI. “In spite of the damaged state of the encaustic, this painting provides a feeling for the tonal depth and vibrancy of color which are characteristic of the technique … A striking element … is the pair of gold necklaces worn by the young woman. The gold leaf still gleams with extraordinary clarity; and the necklaces—rendered with meticulous attention to detail—must represent actual treasured possessions of the subject, added to the portrait for sentimental reasons and perhaps also to increase the individuality of the painting … On the basis of hairstyle, Parlasca has dated our portrait to the period of Trajan,”—Faces of Immortality: Egyptian Mummy Masks, Painted Portraits, and Canopic Jars in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology by Margaret Cool Root.

wood (plant material)

encaustic paint

gold leaf

H. 39.5 cm, W. 17.0 cm, Th. 1.0 cm

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