Funerary portrait of a woman
about A.D. 100
Medium/TechniqueTempera on wood (possibly cedar or oak)
DimensionsHeight x width: 30.1 x 7.8 cm (11 7/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit LineEverett Fund, Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation, and contribution
Accession number93.1451
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceSaid to come from el-Rubaiyat in the Faiyum. 1887, probably acquired in Egypt by Theodor Graf (b. 1840 - d. 1903) Vienna; 1893, sold by Graf to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1893)
1750–1800
1550–1295 B.C.
early 19th century
early 3rd century
A.D. 50–100
About 1700–20
2575–2465 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.