Tina Campbell
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@archeohistories What I don't understand, is why we're only seeing these images online. I've watched loads of Roman archaeology programmes and have never even seen ONE of these images being excavated or shown to the world, and we ALL know why 😚
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Portrait of an unidentified man that was placed over the face and upper torso of his mummy. Dated to 150–170 AD, it is painted in encaustic on a panel of linden wood, and it was originated in Roman Egypt.
This remarkable portrait belongs to a group of artworks known as the Fayum mummy portraits, a tradition that flourished in Roman Egypt between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. Unlike the stylized depictions of faces seen in earlier Egyptian funerary art, these portraits were painted in a strikingly naturalistic style, giving us lifelike glimpses of people who lived nearly 2,000 years ago.
Painted in encaustic, a technique using hot wax mixed with pigment, the colors remain vivid even after centuries. The medium gave artists the ability to capture depth, texture, and warmth, preserving the humanity of their subjects with astonishing realism. In this particular piece, the curly hair, sharp eyebrows, and direct gaze make the man seem almost alive, as though he could step out of history and into the present.
The portrait was originally placed over the face and chest of the deceased’s mummified body, merging Egyptian burial practices with Roman artistic sensibilities. These works represent more than individual likenesses—they reflect the cultural blending of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian traditions in a society at the crossroads of the ancient Mediterranean world.
What makes the Fayum portraits so moving is the intimacy they provide. Unlike statues of emperors or gods, these images show ordinary people: merchants, soldiers, mothers, and children. Each one is a reminder that behind the ruins and relics of antiquity were lives full of stories, emotions, and identities. This man’s name may be lost to time, but his face survives as one of history’s most hauntingly personal echoes.
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@vahalladude @elonmusk Ever heard of the phrase " don't live above your means" ? It's triple of my income and we get by just fine. Without a bunch of cc debt too.
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How can this be called a “continuing resolution” if it includes a 40% pay increase for Congress?
Wall Street Mav@WallStreetMav
There are two provisions buried in the CR that Congress is trying to slip by. A pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year. Also, members of Congress are receiving an opt out from being required to use Obamacare
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