History

Evocative ancient faces

Mummy portraits from Graeco-Roman Egypt, 1st-3rd c. CE

Painted using an encaustic technique. Pigments mixed with hot wax applied directly onto the surface of thin wooden panels. #Archaeology #Roman #Hellenistic #Egypt pic.twitter.com/qgdKwEzatw

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