Mummy portrait of woman. The portrait is painted using the encaustic technique onto lime panels. This was an imported Mediterranean wood and was used for the majority of the Hawara portraits. This panel would have been placed over the face of a mummy. 
<p>Height: 39 cm
Width: 20 cm
Find spot : Hawara Faiyum Egypt 
Date : Middle Roman, 100 - 150 
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Method of acquisition: Given (1911) by British School of Archaeology in Egypt
Fitzwilliam Museum Image Library, Cambridge
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