Mummy Portrait of a Man Anagoria

head

face

charcoal drawing

possibly oil pastel

charcoal art

oil painting

acrylic on canvas

portrait head and shoulder

underpainting

animal drawing portrait

nose

portrait drawing

portrait art

This Fayum mummy portrait, housed in Berlin's Alte Nationalgalerie, depicts a young man with a penetrating gaze. The painting, likely created between 50 and 250 AD, reflects the artistic trends of Roman Egypt. The artist, unknown, employed a realistic style, capturing the individual's likeness with remarkable detail, particularly in the eyes. These portraits were intended to accompany the deceased into the afterlife.