Ancient faces: the Fayum mummy portraits of Egypt

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You may to search the portrait of Paquio Proculo and his wife; Pompei, 60-70 b.C. in which you can find an exemple of precursor of the portraits that you've presented here.

In all your sources and remandments, you've did'nt yet say why the roman origin of your portraits (how I've explained) it's so unacceptable.

I've read your themes, and I've not found nothing that is'nt suggestions and romantics visions. And none really analysis.

Say that: " In the cosmopolitan world of the eastern Mediterranean, with its constant interaction between cultures, it's hard to say anything is "purely" from one civilization." are suggestive but incorrect and seems an abandonment to analysis: it's hard but not impossible. Those "purities" can be inferred; sometimes it's not easy, but in "our" case is even immediate. When I've sow the images, immediately I've sow the typical (and mature) roman portrait, then I've identified the paintings presents into my "old" text of roman-provincial art. In tribute to your love for sources I report a source: "Roma, la fine dell'arte antica". Translation: "Rome, the end of ancient art"; R. Bianchi Bandinelli; ed. BUR Rizzoli CDS Milano 1988.

The intellectual conversation is not possible, sure, because your dogma cannot fall without reveal your superficiality. You speak about science, without a least of science or logic. Ok, now I may to leave you to your dogmas and to your ignorance; I mean that art and history are not bread for your teeth.

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