Fayum Mummy Portrait

Encaustic painting onto wooden panels, then inlaid into stone.

Dating from 1st – 3rd Century Roman Egypt.

Commissions have included door panels, wall tiles inset with portraits to distressed cofferred ceilings (no coffins yet).

De Ferranti’s perfect re-creations of Fayum portraits are available to special commission.

Product Specifications:

Length: 30
Thickness: 2
Width: 30
Finishes: Custom

Product Applications:

Doors
Internal use
Walling

print download tearsheet add to wish list email to collegue

More about Fayum Portraits:

Fayum mummy portraits are encaustic paintings made with hot wax onto wooden panels.

Dating from 1st – 3rd Century Roman Egypt, they are astonishingly life-like images of the deceased.

Painted in minute detail by a specialist craftsman, De Ferranti’s perfect recreations of Fayum portraits are available to special commission.

People who viewed this product also looked at:

Antique Jerusalem Stone

A unique Limestone that has developed a historic patina unlike any other. more..

Vicenzo Blue and White Handpainted Terracotta Tile

Hand-painted in an artisan’s studio in Southern Italy more..

Thunder - Black/Cream

This looks like a primative diagram of the profile of a mountain range. more..

Venezia Blu

Venetian inspired design more..

Zeepbel Camouflage

Hand painted, these smooth and strikingly contemporary-looking tiles are actually based on 17th century delft originals. more..

Frontera Tiles

Collage of Tiles from Palácio dos Marqueses de Fronteira, Lisbon more..

Bookmark and Share

By Appointment

DE FERRANTI
South Park Studios - Suite 10
88 Peterborough Road, London SW6 3HH
United Kingdom