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The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt
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The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt
Euphrosyne Doxiadis
The Fayum portraits were created by the people of a flourishing district of Roman Egypt during the first three centuries AD. They placed a painted portrait over the embalmed bodies of their dead to preserve the memory of each individual. This book features over 100 of these ancient paintings.
248 pages, 150 Illustrations, black and white; 124 Illustrations, color
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 17, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780500282175 |
| Publishers | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Pages | 248 |
| Dimensions | 323 × 246 × 24 mm · 1.63 kg |
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