A Fayum mummy portrait of a man. From Egypt, 2nd-3rd century CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [1920×3731]
by Fuckoff555
A Fayum mummy portrait of a man. From Egypt, 2nd-3rd century CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [1920×3731]
by Fuckoff555
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Is it known whether these were painted before or after the person died? If it’s the latter I can’t imagine it’s easy to make a convincing portrait that way