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Mummy of Herakleides  wikidata:Q111417085 reasonator:Q111417085
Artist
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Title
Mummy of Herakleides
label QS:Len,"Mummy of Herakleides"
Object type mummy / painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre Fayum mummy portraits Edit this at Wikidata
Description

This Romano-Egyptian mummy combines the millennia-old Egyptian tradition of mummification of the dead with a strong Greek heritage handed down through the Ptolemaic dynasty and the Roman tradition of individualized portraiture. The blending of these three socio-cultural traditions was characteristic of the ethnic and religious diversity of the population of provincial Roman Egypt during this period.

The painted mummy portrait depicts a young man with a light mustache and loose, curly hair. His name, Herakleides, has been written above his toes facing up towards his face. Some areas of the portrait – such as the background, the wreath, and the decorative square surrounding the panel –have been enhanced with gilding, added after it was bound in the linen wrappings.

Belonging to a small group of mummies wrapped in shrouds painted red (a color associated with life and regeneration in Egyptian religion), this one is decorated along the length of the body with religious figures connected with Egyptian funerary rites. They include Osiris, Horus, and a winged goddess combining the identities of Nut, Nephthys, and Isis. One depicts an ibis; a CAT scan has revealed a mummified ibis inside the mummy wrappings, suggesting that Herakleides may have been associated with the Egyptian god Thoth, and therefore possibly a priest, scribe or worshipper.

Date between 120 and 140
date QS:P,+150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+0120-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+0140-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium wood, linen, beeswax and human remains Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 44 cm (17.3 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 175.3 cm (69 in) Edit this at Wikidata; depth: 33 cm (12.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+44U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+175.3U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,+33U174728
institution QS:P195,Q180401
Current location
Gallery 210, Roman Egypt
Accession number
Place of creation Roman Egypt Edit this at Wikidata
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English: 1st century Romano-Egyptian mummy in the Getty Villa Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Source

The Getty Center, Object 103WN2

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Author J. Paul Getty Museum
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1st century Romano-Egyptian mummy in the Getty Villa

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