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Funerary portrait, detail.

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Description
Limewood portrait of a woman: the richly bejeweled woman in the panel portrait is portrayed with elegance and sophistication, with sweet, refined features. The necklace inset with precious stones and diadem; the jewellery-detail in added gold leaf.

AN299549001

© The Trustees of the British Museum

Roman, Fayum region, Egypt.

Portrait of a Man, 2nd century A.D.

Wood, pigment
36.8 x 22 x 3.5 cm (14 1/2 x 8 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Emily Crane Chadbourne, 1922.4798

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