Портрет знатной египтянки - Portrait of rich Egyptian woman

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история:

Bequeathed by Sir Robert Ludwig Mond.

The majority of mummy portraits that have survived have unfortunately become separated from the mummies to which they were attached. Because of this we rarely know the identities of the subjects. This portrait is one of the finest of those attributed to the cemetery of er-Rubayat in the Fayum. It is different from most panels from that site in its use of limewood instead of oak, and the encaustic painting technique, rather than tempera.

Представляет собой образец фаюмских портретов. В 1887 большинство произведений этого типа найдены в оазисе Фаюм - отсюда их название.

место:

Лондон: музей Британский

London: British museum

место:

Room 62-63: Egyptian mummies

композиция:

The woman's hair is arranged in the fashion of the mid-second century AD. She wears a gold wreath of leaves, an unusual purple tunic with gold bands, and a white mantle. Her earrings are made of emeralds set in gold, with suspended pearls. Her necklace is composed of a large emerald and a red stone (perhaps carnelian) in gold mounts and separated by gold plaques. The large brown eyes have individually painted lashes, and the complexion is delicately tinted with pink and ochre. The quality of the portrait and the lavishness of the lady's dress shows that she belonged to the highly Romanized elite.

украшение волос

hair ornament

оформление:

~165. Probably from er-Rubayat, Egypt.

200х442.

EA 65346

предмет с изображением: файл mummy - 23 k britishmuseum.org - 97 k

посвящённый предмет: библиография Russmann E.R. Eternal Egypt: masterworks of ... - University of California Press, 2001. Quirke S. and Spencer A.J. The British Museum book of anc... - London: The British Museum Press, 1992. Walker S. and Bierbrier M. Ancient faces: mummy portrait. - London: The British Museum Press, 1997. сайт britishmuseum.org

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