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Mummy portrait of a woman and detail

1st half of the 2nd century

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Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte
Munich, Germany

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Title: Mummy portrait of a woman and detail
Date Created: 1st half of the 2nd century
Location: Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Museum
Physical Dimensions: 702 x 409 x approx. 6 mm
Medium: Encaustic on wood
Photo: Roberto Bellucci, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence
Inventory number: Inv. H 2197

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