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Tondo of the Two Brothers (Antinoopolis Tondo)

by Unknown Artist

Period: Roman Period, reign of Hadrian, (c. AD 117–138)

This circular painting is believed to represent a provincial version of the contemporary style of mummy portraits. This panel is made of two vertically divided halves and shows what are believed to be brothers standing side by side facing forward. The right-hand half of the painting has s...

Size:: H. 24 cm, W. 38.5 cm
Medium:: Wood (unspecified), encaustic, pigment (unspecified)
Credit:: Courtesy of the Egyptian Museum
More:: https://egyptianmuseumcairo.eg/emc/artefacts/portrait-of-two-brothers/

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