artpornbycraftyindividual Portrait of the Boy Eutyches - unknown Roman painter 100-150ADEncaustic paint on wood, one of the better preserved Fayuum mummy portraits.View original on lemm.ee12Comments4
craftyindividual replylemm.eeWell, it's fragments of wood that were laid into the top of a mummy casket. They represent the person in life, with some artistic licence.1
I enjoy these portraits, makes the Romans relatable
I couldn't agreed more, like they peer back at you.
This looks like it was painted on a slice of bread haha
Well, it's fragments of wood that were laid into the top of a mummy casket. They represent the person in life, with some artistic licence.