Roman Period Mummy Portraits

In late 2019, members of the Fitzwilliam Egyptian Coffins team were generously awarded funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund...

Mummy portraits, which are also often called Faiyum portraits, are a type of lifelike painting on wooden boards that were...

In this video, expert in ancient Egyptian woodworking, Dr Geoffrey Killen, demonstrates how the panels used in Roman period mummy...

In this video, expert in historical painting techniques, Dr Lucy Wrapson of the Hamilton Kerr Institute (part of the Fitzwilliam...

In this video, Helen Strudwick, Curator of Egyptian Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, shares one type of effective outreach project...

Object number: E.63.1903 Description: Red shroud mummy with painted wood panel over face from El-Hiba, Egypt, AD 100-150. Gift of...

Object number: E.102.1911 Description: Mummy portrait of a woman from Hawara, Egypt. In 1888 Petrie discovered the painted portraits at...

Object number: E.5.1981 Description: Painted wooden mummy portrait of a young child (probably a girl) named Didyme, probably from Antinopolis,...

Object number: E.2.1888 Description: Mummy portrait of a bearded man from Hawara, mid-late 2nd Century AD. Measurements: H. 32.5cm W....