大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「‘Mummy portraits’ like this became fashionable in the late first century BC in Roman Egypt. After the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire and realistic paintings of people’s faces on wooden panels – 'mummy portraits' like this example – became the new trend for burials. The painted panels were secured in linen wrappings or in a cartonnage (layers of linen mixed with plaster) and placed over the face of the underlying mummy, before being buried in a sealed tomb. In our latest blog, scientist Caroline Cartwright investigates how these fascinating objects were made, and finds out what they can tell us about the people they portray – link in bio. 🔎 Lime wood portrait of a woman. Roman Period Egypt, AD 160–170. #AncientEgypt #BritishMuseum #Science #Conservation」10月28日 1時30分