Funerary Panel of a Man
165
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
165
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Funerary Panel of a Man is a 165 unspecified by Unknown, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A young Roman man with a thin mustache and soft brown eyes stares straight at you. His portrait was painted on linen, not wood like most others from this time. Linen was trickier to work with—artists had to use brushes instead of the metal tools they used for fine details on wood. This panel was once part of a mummy’s wrapping, decorated with Egyptian gods and symbols. The mix of Roman faces and Egyptian traditions shows how cultures blended in this corner of the empire. Look up *antonine-era Roman Empire (Egypt)* to see more of these quiet, personal portraits.
