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Portrait d'Eutychès

Roman Period
A.D. 100–150
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111
Après des siècles sous gouvernance étrangère et une immigration considérable dans tout le pays, la société égyptienne du IIe siècle était devenue complètement multiculturelle. Cette image d’un jeune garçon soigné, aux yeux innocents et tristes, porte l’inscription suivante : EUTYCHES AFFRANCHI DE KASANIOS ; FILS DE HERAKLEIDES, EVANDROS (ou HERAKLEIDES, FILS D’EVANDROS) J’AI SIGNÉ. Le garçon, serait donc mort jeune, après avoir été affranchi par Kasanios. L’une des deux autres personnes nommées pourrait avoir commandé ou financé le portrait. De facture traditionnelle grecque, il était inséré dans les bandelettes entourant la momie de l’enfant de façon à recouvrir sa tête, conformément aux pratiques en vigueur depuis des millénaires en Égypte.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Portrait d'Eutychès
  • Période: Période romaine
  • Date: 100–150 apr. J.-C.
  • Technique: Encaustique sur bois, peinture
  • Dimensions: 38 x 19 cm
  • Crédits: Don d’Edward S. Harkness, 1918
  • Accession Number: 18.9.2
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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