Historic Fayum portraits are some of the oldest forms of portraiture from the ancient world. Those portraits dating back to the 1^st century were made and hung on the wall in a subjects home during their life, and in death, served as the cover for their faces and bodies as they were wrapped and mummified for burial in Egypt and the surrounding areas.  Those portraits created in tempera paint, are some of the oldest surviving artworks in history (most from Fayum) because they were sealed inside the sarcophagi of their subjects for all time.

These Fayum portraits are created using tempera, acrylic, and photographic collage elements.   Each is unique, and measures between 30 and 60 inches tall.

As of yet, none have been buried with their subjects.

More to come…