The remarkable Roman Egypt-era work represents some the earliest realistic portrait paintings still in existence today.

The nose might give the man up as a Roman; the substantial bridge being a feature of the Italian race still today.

A rare mummy portrait from Roman Egypt is set to be auctioned next week. This unique piece features a modern-looking man with ...

Fayum portraits are a type of ancient Roman paintings crafted as funerary effigies in and around the Fayum oasis, southwest of Cairo. The portraits, which were placed on mummies, are a funerary custom ...