▁in ▁Al ine ' s ▁case , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁actually ▁painted ▁on ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁m ummy ▁wrapping , ▁it ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁after ▁death , ▁perhaps ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁previously ▁prepared ▁portrait . ▁As ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁m ummy ▁port ra its , ▁the ▁painting ▁produces ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁three - dimensional ▁depth , ▁a ▁relatively ▁recent ▁feature ▁in ▁Egypt ian ▁art ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁Gra ec o - R oman ▁influ ences . ▁Front al ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁human ▁faces ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁unusual ▁throughout ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁art . ▁The ▁w avy ▁ha irst yle ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁part ing ▁is ▁painted ▁simply , ▁but ▁carefully . ▁The ▁small ▁ring lets ▁above ▁the ▁fore head ▁are ▁striking . ▁The ▁face ▁appears ▁full , ▁but ▁not ▁fat . ▁It ▁con ve ys ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁this ▁woman , ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁or ▁upper ▁levels ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁society , ▁had ▁led ▁a ▁good ▁life . ▁Her ▁simple ▁j ew ell ery ▁is ▁carefully ▁painted . ▁The ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁neck lace ▁made ▁of ▁g ild ed ▁pl aster , ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁portrait . ▁Al ine ▁we ars ▁a ▁white ▁tun ica ▁or ▁ch it on , ▁thin ▁l il ac ▁bands ▁( c lav us ) ▁run ▁across ▁her ▁shoulder . ▁The ▁colours ▁are ▁warm . ▁The ▁sad , ▁w ist ful ▁gaz e ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁m ummy ▁port ra its . ▁Alt ogether , ▁it ▁is