Mummy of an adult female Called Isaious, bearing the name of Demetria. The vivid portrait is complemented by a red shroud decorated with gilding and symbols one might associate with the Ancient Egyptians – including two falcons facing a djed-pillar, which was the symbol of Osiris and represented stability in Egyptian hieroglyphics, a goddess (Nut or Isis) with outspread wings, flanked by two snakes and a jackal (Anubis).Ī banner is inscribed in Greek with the name of the deceased, Artemidorus, together with “farewell!” The appearance and hairstyle suggest a date c. His portrait is painted in encaustic (hot wax) on a thin wooden panel placed over the face.Īlthough the portrait is damaged, the man depicted can be clearly seen to have dark curly hair and a beard with a crown of gold leaves applied to the portrait in gold leaf around his head. This later intersection of the Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman worlds is perfectly presented by a 2nd century mummy from Hawara of a man named Artemidorus whose body was wrapped in a linen shroud stiffened with plaster.
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