Portrait of a Youth with a Surgical Cut in one Eye, Roman Period, A.D. 190–210, From Egypt, Encaustic paint on limewood, H. 35 x W. 17.2 cm (13 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.), The faint growth of hair on the jaws and upper lip identify the subject of this painting as a youth. Remarkably, his right eye seems to show signs of an abnormality that has been treated. The grayish fold of skin below the lower lid, the lack of lashes, and the slightly slack right cheek may be traces of the abnormality; the straight line on the lower lid suggests a surgical cut to relieve the condition
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