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Funerary Portrait of a Man

c. AD 138–92

Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine, early 2nd century AD

Encaustic on linen

Overall: 24.8 x 19 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1971.135

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107 Egyptian

Description

So-called mummy portraits were apparently painted during the owners' lives and hung in their homes. At the time of the owner's death, the portrait was taken down, cut from its frame, and trimmed to fit the deceased's mummy, to which it was bound. It was at that time also that the gilding on the center painting was added.

Citations

Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1971." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59, no. 1 (1972). Referenced pp.40, No. 2, www.jstor.org

Cooney, John D. "Portraits from Roman Egypt." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59, no. 2 (Feb. 1972). pp. 52-53, fig. 3 www.jstor.org

Parlasca, Klaus. Ritratti di mummie. Roma: Erma di Bretschneider, 1977. pp, 33. no. 265, pl. 64. fig. 1

Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 507; Mentioned: p. 507-8

Exhibition history

CMA 1972, no. 2

Year in Review: 1971. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

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