This painting shows the upper body of a person, focusing on their face and shoulders. The person is facing forward, looking directly at us. Their facial features include pale skin, large dark eyes, defined eyebrows, a straight nose, and a closed mouth with full, red lips. Their dark hair is styled on top of their head. The person is wearing a garment in shades of purple, with visible gold and white bands. Earrings with small dots of red and white hang from the ears. The painting is aged, with noticeable signs of wear and peeling occurring from the wood it was painted on, creating vertical…
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Portrait of a Woman

painter Egyptian 2nd Century

2nd century

Medium
encaustic on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 34.6 x 11.5 cm (13 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.) ; framed: 42.6 x 19.1 cm (16 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Culture
Fayum
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Gift of Lewis Einstein
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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