Mummy Portrait of a Young Woman 50

The Mummy Portrait of a Young Woman is a Fayum portrait created around 50 AD. It depicts a young woman with a serene expression, likely painted shortly after her death. This style of portrait was popular during the Roman era in Egypt, serving as a representation of the deceased for their loved ones. The portrait, now housed in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart in Germany, is a prime example of the remarkable skill and realism achieved by Fayum artists. The use of encaustic painting, which involved applying pigment mixed with hot wax, helped create the vivid colors and detail of the portrait.