[PHOTO] Five photos of Fayum portraits at the Met (@metmuseum)

Jun. 8th, 2018 02:37 pm
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fantastic display of Fayum mummy portraits, samples of Roman portraiture preserved by the dry climate of ancient Egypt. Here, the people of the past look at us.

Portrait of a Young Woman in Red #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #metmuseum #egypt #fayumportraits #latergram


Young Woman with a Gilded Wreath #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #metmuseum #egypt #fayumportraits #latergram


Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #metmuseum #egypt #fayumportraits #latergram


Portrait of the Boy Eutyches #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #metmuseum #egypt #fayumportraits #latergram


A Man With High Coloring #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #metmuseum #egypt #fayumportraits #latergram
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