Mummy portraits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23672050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dasen (0000-0002-2101-3105, corresponding author), Véronique Dasen |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah07063 |
| OpenAlex | W4255058959 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
Egyptian mummy portraits, painted on a variety of materials, but mainly hardwood (cypress, cedar, linden, fig) or canvas, offer unique surviving examples of Greco‐Roman panel portraiture, highly praised by ancient writers (Plin. HN 35.118), and preserved thanks to the dry Egyptian climate.
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Biology · Botany · Cypress · Geography · Portrait · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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