FACTOID # 14: If you like kids, then Uganda might be the place for you. Half the population is under 15!
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Gallery of Fayum mummy portraits

This page is a collection of Fayum mummy portraits. Portrait of a young woman, A.D. 110–20 Encaustic on wood; 43. ...

Wikimedia Commons has more media related to:

  Results from FactBites:
 
Fayum mummy portraits (127 words)
Fayum mummy portraits is the name given to a large number of paintings from the first to third century.
These are encaustic paintings, made with hot, pigmented wax on wooden panels, which were inserted into the mummies of the deceased.
The surviving paintings are predominantly from the Fayum[?] region in Egypt, where the practice was common and the dry heat preserved many of the paintings until today.
Fayum mummy portraits - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (367 words)
Fayum mummy portraits is the name given to a large number of paintings from the first to third century.
The surviving paintings are predominantly from the Fayum region in Roman Egypt, where the practice was common and the dry heat preserved many of the paintings until today.
According to Walker (2000), "CAT scans of all the complete mummies represented [in Walker (2000)] reveal a correspondence of age and, in suitable cases, sex between mummy and image." Walker concludes that the age distribution reflects the low life expectancy at the time.
  More results at FactBites »


 
 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms, 1022, m