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Dr. Christina Hotalen
@drchristinah.bsky.social
Roman historian who works as a Program Manager at a university. Metal head & maker of chain maille. Credentials and links to my other pages: linktr.ee/infestissima
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Roman Egypt; Fayum portrait of a young boy (4th century CE) and portrait of a god on a horse (3rd century CE). The Wadsworth Atheneum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut

Beginning in the 1st century CE, a realistic portrait of the deceased - painted on a wooden panel—might be placed on the outer wrappings of a mummy. The big eyes and bushy eyebrows seen in this work are typical stylistic traits from an area of northern Egypt called Fayum. While the boy's clothing was common for the period, his necklace with three amulets is rare. The two outer figures represent the divine couple Isis and Serapis, and between them is a metal leaf, probably a passport for the dead. These amulets were often inscribed with instructions on how to behave in the afterlife.
The full-length representation of the figure, along with the size and shape of the work, suggest that this painting was a votive panel most likely produced to worship a deity. Shortly before Egypt fully turned to Christianity, such panels depicted pagan gods. Originally an eastern European god, this figure might represent Heron, a popular deity with the Roman army and later adopted into the pantheon of Greco-Roman Egypt. This type of painting on wood can be viewed as a link between the mummy portraits of the ancient world and the earliest icons of medieval times that led to the European tradition of panel painting.
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Atheunorthodox.bsky.social

Would you consider that a Honse

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Ttofte.bsky.social

Lolll that horse one is amazing!

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Dr. Christina Hotalen
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Roman historian who works as a Program Manager at a university. Metal head & maker of chain maille. Credentials and links to my other pages: linktr.ee/infestissima
357 followers294 following92 posts
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