The building and the paintings date back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras. A huge 2,300-year-old funerary building and a number of mummy portraits were discovered in Egypt's southern province of Fayoum ...

This likeness of a Greek woman, once affixed to her wrapped corpse, is a startlingly lifelike work of art and a testament to ...

NEW YORK — A rare mummy portrait from Roman Egypt is set to be auctioned next week. This unique piece features a modern-looking man with hazel eyes and graying hair. According to a report from CNN, ...

Detail of a Fayum funerary portrait that will go up for sale at Sotheby's New York as part of its Old Masters sales. - Courtesy Sotheby's A funerary portrait from Roman Egypt, featuring a strikingly ...

(CNN) — A funerary portrait from Roman Egypt will go up for sale next week, featuring a strikingly modern-looking male subject with piercing hazel eyes and graying hair. The painting is one of 900 or ...

A huge 2,300-year-old funerary building and a number of mummy portraits were discovered in Egypt's southern province of Fayoum, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) south of Cairo, the country's antiquities ...

(CNN) — A funerary portrait from Roman Egypt, featuring a strikingly modern-looking male subject with piercing hazel eyes and graying hair, sold for more than double its high estimate on Thursday ...

Detail of a Fayum funerary portrait that will go up for sale at Sotheby's New York as part of its Old Masters sales. - Courtesy Sotheby's A funerary portrait from Roman Egypt will go up for sale next ...