Portrait of a thin-faced man
Unknown Artist
A.D. 140–170
Medium
Encaustic on limewood with gold leaf
Dimensions
H. 42.3 × W. 18.7 cm (16 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Classification
Panel painting, thin-faced man
Period
Roman Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number
09.181.3
Tags
MenPortraits
About this artwork
This work exemplifies the artistic traditions of Roman Period. Created A.D. 140–170, it demonstrates the encaustic on limewood with gold leaf technique characteristic of its era.