# Funerary Portrait of a Woman

- Date: c. 138–92 CE
- Medium: encaustic on linen
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 26 x 19 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine
- Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.136)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.136/1971.136_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

So-called mummy portraits were apparently painted during the owners' lives and hung in their homes. At the time of the owner's death, the portrait was taken down, cut from its frame, and trimmed to fit the deceased's mummy, to which it was bound. It was at that time also that the gilding on the center painting was added.