Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits are a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to upper class mummies from Roman Egypt. They belong to the tradition of panel painting, one of the most highly regarded forms of art in the Classical world.

Against a bluish-grey background, a boy is depicted in three quarter view with a slight turn of his head to the right. He confronts the viewer directly with his big expressive eyes, glowing with a flame of immortality. The facial features are delicate and well-drawn.

Faiyum mummy portraits are described as the oldest portrayal of the human face. For the first time in history, and instead of depicting the person laterally, even if the body was drawn from the front or the back, as shown in Pharaonic temples’ paintings, Faiyum portraits depict the …

The Fayum are realistic painted mummy portraits of men, women and children, of all ages from Roman Egypt, between the 1st and 3rd centuries A.D., possibly the 4th c. AD., and they were placed mainly over the face (a few full-length ones are also preserved).

Oct 8, 2021 · The Fayum mummy portraits were lifelike images painted on thin wooden panels and placed directly over the mummy in Roman Egypt. The vast majority of them date to the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. Hundreds of mummy portraits have been excavated, and the largest collection outside Egypt is housed in the Petrie Museum in London.

Faiyum (/ faɪˈjuːm / fy-YOOM; Arabic: الفيوم, romanized: el-Fayyūm, locally [elfæjˈjuːm]) [a] is a city in Middle Egypt. Located 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate. It is …

Despite the lifelike depictions of facial features, clothing, and hairstyles, it's impossible to know who these people were, socially and professionally. Only one single inscription is positively...

Sep 7, 2018 · Wiele osób nazywa oazę Fayoum (Fayyum, Faiyum, wym. fajum) „ogrodem Egiptu”. To jedna z największych (1800 km2 ; 1,3 mln mieszkańców) i najbardziej znanych oaz w Egipcie i Afryce Północnej.

Tumnus – faun, występujący w Opowieściach z Narnii brytyjskiego pisarza fantasy C.S. Lewisa. Pojawia się w części pierwszej „ Lew, czarownica i stara szafa ”, piątej „ Koń i jego chłopiec” oraz siódmej „ Ostatnia bitwa”.

May 8, 2024 · One of the most popular creatures in mythology is the faun, a half-human, half-goat creature that has been depicted in art, literature, and film for centuries. Teaching students about fauns is a great way to educate them about mythology and culture. Here are some tips for teaching students about fauns: 1. Start with the basics.