Sujet

Mummy Portrait of a Youth, A.D. 150-200. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Mummy Portrait of a Youth, A.D. 150-200. Additional Info: A high infant mortality rate in Roman Egypt encouraged confidence in magical spells to ward off illness and injury. For this reason the boy wears a small round container for amulets on a plain black necklace, possibly made from leather. His head has been almost completely shaved to feature a single lock at the back (with golden clip) and two small tufts on his brow. This pattern is in accordance with the practices of devotees of the goddess Isis, whose son the god-child Horus was the model for this hair treatment.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_416

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,5Mo (2,3Mo) / 27,1cm x 42,0cm / 3206 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

portrait Italy people male boy boys child children head historical panel arts painting country youth Egypt Rome art color Egyptian superstition death scene necklace jewellery jewelry hair Roman depiction location century artwork shaven concept mummy shaved superstitious looking at camera head and shoulders amulet funerary Colour shaven head Ancient Roman Ancient Rome mummification culture history historic 2nd century infant mortality mummy mask direct gaze Unknown Mizraim Painting Heritage Art La jeunesse Panel painting Mummy Portraits Romano-Egyptian