Portrait mummy of a youth
about A.D. 50
FindspotHawara, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueEncaustic (colored wax) on wood; linen; and human remains
DimensionsHeight: 113 cm (44 1/2 in.)
Credit LineEgyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession number11.2892
On View
On viewClassificationsTomb 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)
A.D. 150–175
760–660 B.C.
825–712 B.C.
945–818 B.C.
945–712 B.C.
945–712 B.C.
924–818 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.