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Retrato de momia de Eutiques

Roman Period
A.D. 100–150
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111
Tras siglos de dominación foránea y de colonización extranjera del país, la sociedad egipcia del siglo II d. C. era completamente multicultural. Esta imagen de un joven de pulcra apariencia, con la mirada triste y confiada, ostenta la siguiente inscripción: EUTIQUES LIBERTO DE KASANIOS; HIJO DE HERACLES, EVANDROS (o HERACLES, HIJO DE EVANDROS) YO ASÍ LO FIRMÉ. Aparentemente, este muchacho murió en la flor de la juventud tras haber sido liberado de la esclavitud por Kasanios. Es posible que una de las otras dos personas nombradas encargara el retrato o pagara su importe. Creado en la tradición pictórica griega, este retrato se insertó entre los vendajes de la momia de estilo egipcio del joven para cubrir su cabeza, de acuerdo con la milenaria tradición egipcia que había usado máscaras para el mismo fin.

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Object Information
  • Título: Retrato de momia de Eutiques
  • Periodo: Periodo romano
  • Fecha: 100–150 d. C.
  • Material: Encáustica sobre madera, pintura
  • Dimensiones: 38 x 19 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Edward S. Harkness, 1918
  • Número de inventario: 18.9.2
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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