Title
Mummy Portrait of a Woman
Date
2nd century CE
Description
Woman depicted wearing rich garments and jewelry with gold and pearls, hair half up half down, flowing over shoulders. Raised shapes (necklace) made using plaster, gilded with gold. Necklace features coin pendant. Robe tied in knot, possibly signifying connection to cult of Isis
Publisher
The Walters Art Museum
Rights
The Walters Art Museum; 32.4
Format
Encaustic on wood. H: 18 × W at bottom: 8 1/8 × W at top: 7 × D: 1/4 in. (45.7 × 20.64 × 17.78 × 0.64 cm)
Identifier
32.4