Limestone funerary cippus (tomb marker), Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 24 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (63.2 x 26.7 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, Only one other funerary cippus of this type is known, but the conventions used are similar to those of Egyptian painted portraits. The woman portrayed here is named in the Greek inscription as Kratea. In an attempt to capture her individuality, she is represented with rather bony and irregular features, and her hair is parted down the middle, a convention that seems to imply that she was elderly
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Limestone funerary cippus, tomb marker, Imperial, 2nd–3rd century .D, Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, H, 24 7/8 x 10 1/2, 63.2 26.7 cm, Cesnola Inscriptions, funerary, type, conventions, Egyptian painted portraits, woman portrayed, Greek inscription, Kratea, attempt, capture, individuality, represented, bony, irregular features, hair, parted down, middle, convention, seems, imply, elderly
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