Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath
Unknown Artist
A.D. 100–125
Medium
Encaustic on limewood
Dimensions
H. 34 x W. 18.4 cm (13 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Classification
Panel painting, elderly lady with a gold wreath
Period
Roman Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number
09.181.5
Tags
PortraitsWomen
About this artwork
This work exemplifies the artistic traditions of Roman Period. Created A.D. 100–125, it demonstrates the encaustic on limewood technique characteristic of its era.