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The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt

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		Mummy Portrait, Roman Period, ca. A.D. 160 Fayum Wood, encaustic; H. 35 cm (13.8 in.), W. 17.2 cm (6.8 in.) Rogers Fund, 1909 (09.181.4)

A mummy portrait (ca. A.D. 160) realistically depicts a scar resulting from surgery that would have improved the vision and facial appearance of a youth afflicted with a congenital lesion.

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