Fayum mummy portraits

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Painting · c. 50–250 · Faiyum, Egypt · Africa

Lifelike encaustic faces on panels — forerunners of icons and easel portraiture

Fayum mummy portraits — Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Ancient Roman art — Concrete, arch and dome serving the empire; truthful portraits and chronicle reliefs
Century: 1st century

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