| Object Number | E16214 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Locus | El Rubiyat |
| Date Made | 100 BCE-300 CE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Pigment | Wax | Wood |
| Iconography | Portrait |
| Description | Encaustic portrait on wood of a full featured, elegantly dressed and bejeweled matron, wearing a hairstyle of second century AD. Excellent preservation of the surface, revealing areas where each of the painter's tools were used: the brush for large color areas (background) and the paint knife for more detail (within the face and hair). |
| Height | 28 cm |
| Width | 18.3 cm |
| Thickness | 0.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Theodor Graf, 1894 |
| Other Number | 21-46-8 - Field No SF |
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