Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt.
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2024-03-15
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This master thesis looks at mummy portraits from Roman Egypt. More specifically, it answers the question: What can mummy portraits from Tebtunis reveal about the way these people wanted to present themselves during the Antonine and Severan periods (AD 138-235)? This research question is answered by looking at aspects of the mummy portraits like hairstyle, jewelry and clothing. This made it possible to say something about the self-presentation of the people depicted on the mummy portraits through the perspective of multiculturalism and socio-economic status. The thesis concludes that the people depicted on the mummy portraits from Tebtunis wanted to present themselves with Greek and Roman qualities because of the socio-economic benefits that these ‘ethnicities’ entailed. Further results, specific to individual Tebtunis mummy portraits, are also given.
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