Detail of a Mummy Portrait of a Boy with a Flower Garland in his Hair in the Brooklyn Museum, January 2010

Boy with a Floral Garland in His Hair

Medium: Tempera, wood

Reportedly From: Er-Rubiyat, Faiyum Region, Egypt

Dates: ca. 200-230 C.E.

Period: Roman Period

Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 7 13/16 x 3/8 in. (29.9 x 19.8 x .9 cm)

Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor

Accession Number: 41.848

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

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