Abstract
In the Roman and Coptic Egyptian Fayoum Basin realistic portraits painted on wooden boards were attached to the mummies of wealthy people. Although mummy portraits were found across all Egypt, the vast majority were identified by Petrie in Hawara and Antinoopolis (Fayoum Basin); they were, therefore, named Fayoum mummy portraits...
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1041-1042 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Endocrinological Investigation |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 11 Oct 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2023 |
Keywords
- Ancient Egypt
- Art and medicine
- Fayoum portraits
- Goitre
- Palaeopathology