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Portrait of the Boy Eutyches - unknown Roman painter 100-150AD (upload.wikimedia.org)
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Encaustic paint on wood, one of the better preserved Fayuum mummy portraits.

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[–] Aeolian 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I enjoy these portraits, makes the Romans relatable

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I couldn't agreed more, like they peer back at you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This looks like it was painted on a slice of bread haha

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Well, it's fragments of wood that were laid into the top of a mummy casket. They represent the person in life, with some artistic licence.