id:			145924
accession number:	1971.136
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.136
updated:		2023-08-23 22:19:22.310000

Funerary Portrait of a Woman, c. AD 138–92. Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine. Encaustic on linen; overall: 26 x 19 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1971.136

title:				Funerary Portrait of a Woman
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creation date:			c. AD 138–92
creation date earliest:		138
creation date latest:		192
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine
technique:	encaustic on linen
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Greco-Roman
type:		Painting
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measurements: Overall: 26 x 19 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1972, no. 3

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
So-called mummy portraits were apparently painted during the owners' lives and hung in their homes. At the time of the owner's death, the portrait was taken down, cut from its frame, and trimmed to fit the deceased's mummy, to which it was bound. It was at that time also that the gilding on the center painting was added.
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RELATED WORKS

	id: 		145923
	Funerary Portrait of a Man, c. AD 138–92. Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine, early 2nd century AD. Encaustic on linen; overall: 24.8 x 19 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1971.135
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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 18
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n38

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 507
	url:		

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IMAGES

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