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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/360/366-131.jpg
Title	Mummy of Artemidorus, from Hawara, Egypt, case with portrait.
Date	100-120?
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Roman Italian European Western European Egyptian Ancient Egyptian African North African Middle Eastern
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman) Egyptian (ancient)
Theme	Mummies Mummy cases Mummy portraits Containers (receptacles) Cases (containers) Burials Funerary art Funerary objects Ceremonial objects Portraits Paintings (visual works) Panel paintings (painting by form) Encaustic paintings (visual works) Figures (representations) Figurative art Busts Heads (representations) Heads (animal or human components) Faces (animal or human components) Men (male humans) Costume (mode of fashion) Hairstyles Wreaths (costume accessories) Front views Scenes (depictions) Stucco Plasterwork Gold leaf Motifs Symbols Symbolism (artistic concept) Rites Rites of passage Rituals (events) Ceremonies Preparing Myths (literary documents) Mythology (literary genre) Legends (folk tales) Folklore Folk tales Gods Goddesses Composite views Gesture Sitting Standing Biers Stands (support furniture) Furniture Inscriptions
Subject	Mummies Containers Ceremonial objects Death & burial Portraits Portrait paintings Paintings Men Dead persons Faces Heads (Anatomy) Clothing & dress Wreaths Hairstyles Feet Plasterwork Symbols Rites & ceremonies Funeral rites & ceremonies Myths Legends Gods Goddesses Fictitious characters Supernatural beings Gestures Sitting Standing Resurrection Stands (Furniture) Furniture Inscriptions
Description	Mummy case: stucco with gold leaf; portrait: encaustic on wood.
People Pictured	Anubis (Egyptian deity) Isis (Egyptian deity) Nephthys Osiris (Egyptian deity)
Material	Stucco Plaster Gold leaf Gold (metal) Leaf (metal) Metal Paint Encaustic paint Wood (plant material)
Measurements	Approx. 5' 7 1/4" high
Technique	Stuccoing Plastering Painting (image-making) Encaustic painting (technique)
Work Type	Mummies Portraits Mummy portraits Mummy cases
Repository	British Museum (London, England, United Kingdom)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.15-16, p.227)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © British Museum / HIP / Art Resource, NY.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 366-131.jpg
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