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Portrait mummy of a man
Portrait mummy of a man

Portrait mummy of a man

A.D. 150–175
FindspotHawara, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueEncaustic (colored wax) on wood over linen and human remains
DimensionsHeight x width: 167 x 35 cm (65 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEgyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession number11.2891
On View
On view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Hawara. Excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egyptian Research Account; awarded to the Egyptian Research Account by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egyptian Research Account.

(Accession Date: December 7, 1911)