Ancient faces: the Fayum mummy portraits of Egypt

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To think that roman dominance in Egipt passed without signs, is not only incorrect but also unintelligent: in those portraits - like in anothers expressions of art in Egipt, during the roman period - the faces, the clothings and others objects, are propers to egiptian tradition, but the people portraited partecipates to the dominant climate, which roman archetype of portraits - that has a long tradition - was one of several expression.

Eugenio

7-25-2011 @ 2:19AM

Sean McLachlan said...

And where in my article or comments do I say the Romans passed though Egypt without a trace? This sort of comment (along with calling me unintelligent), and the fact that you have given no hard evidence that the portraits are only Roman beyond simply saying so, shows that you aren't arguing from any real knowledge, but an insecure nationalism that has no place in archaeology.

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