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Artist:
Steve Smilen
Title:
Faiyum1
Price:
Year:
2007
Medium:
Size - (USA):
13 W x 22 H x 1 D (inches)
Size - (metric):
33.0 W x 55.9 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)
Theme:
Edition:
Original
Artwork ID:
264521
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Artwork Description:
Coptic Christian encaustic burial portrait recreated in glass called a Faiyum (one of several spellings) which describes the area in Eqypt,while under Roman rule, that this death portrait was discovered. More examples found in The Met in NYC
