Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits in Roman Egypt (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

A companion to an exhibition taking place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, this book presents colored panel and shroud portraits of Roman Egypt. Contributors, including R. Bagnall, M. Bierbrier, K. Gschwantler, J. Taylor and S. Walker, give a concise acccount of mummy portraits and their discovery, as well as the Fayum and its people.

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First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.