Panel from a mummy case

Coloured Wax on Panel
1st century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Panel from a mummy case depicting a portrait of a woman.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePanel from a mummy case (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Coloured wax on panel (encaustic)
Brief description
Panel from a mummy case depicting a portrait of a woman; Anon - Egyptian 1st Century AD.
Physical description
Panel from a mummy case depicting a portrait of a woman.
Dimensions
    Panel: H:269 W:134 D:7 mm (2mm thick panel, 7mm depth of object) Frame: H:342 W:192 D:19 mm
    Credit line
    Given by H. M. Kennard
    Object history
    Flinders Petrie excavation of 1887
    Subjects depicted
    Collection
    Accession number
    1695-1888

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    Record createdJune 30, 2009
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