Panel Portrait of a Man
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In Roman Egypt (30 BCE-324 CE), artists adapted naturalistic painting styles to the ancient custom of making portrait masks for mummies. The portraits were often painted while the subject was in the prime of life and were hung in the home until the person's death. This practice continued in northern Egypt well into the Early Byzantine period.
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Egyptian, Panel Portrait of a Man, late 1st century CE (Roman Imperial), Walters Art Museum. CC0, GNU Free Documentation License.
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