Fragmentary shroud featuring a portrait of a woman with ornate jewelry. Such shrouds were wrapped around the body, the portrait placed over the face.

Mummy portraits from Roman EgyptMummy portraits from the Roman period in Egypt reflect the fusion of the Egyptian funerary cult and the Graeco-Roman artistic style. Made chiefly for Greek residents in Egypt, these faces reflect the Roman tradition of realistic portraiture.

Credit: Bequest of Norbert Schimmel, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum