Site Title: Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt, Volume 2: Emerging Research from the APPEAR Project

Contributors: Edited by Marie Svoboda and Caroline R. Cartwright

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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1. The Histories They Hold
2. Roman-Egyptian Mummy Portraits and Panels of Gods from the Louvre
3. Three Romano-Egyptian Panel Paintings in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
4. Between the Linen and the Overpaint
5. Non-Invasive Investigations on Three Ancient Mummy Portraits at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens
6. Learning from Lemons
7. Mummy Portraits and Painted Panels from Roman Egypt
8. Egg on Their Faces
9. Insights from a Collaborative Study of Beeswax Paint from Romano-Egyptian Mummy Portraits
10. Calculated Viewing Angles in the Presentation of Romano-Egyptian Mummy Portraits
11. The Saint Louis Painter’s Artistic Circle
12. Exploring Artistic Practice in Roman Egypt
13. Umbras dividendas ab lumine
14. Insights into the Materials and Technique of a Roman Egyptian Funerary Portrait Obtained from Elemental Mapping and Luminescence Imaging
15. Linked Histories
16. Mummy Portrait of a Boy from the National Museum in Warsaw
17. Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt
Glossary
Bibliography
APPEAR Participants
Contributors
Acknowledgments
About

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Contents

Foreword — Timothy Potts
Introduction — Marie Svoboda and Caroline R. Cartwright
1. The Histories They Hold: On Making Mummy Portraits Matter — Jan M. van Daal
2. Roman-Egyptian Mummy Portraits and Panels of Gods from the Louvre: Renewed Historical and Material Knowledge — Lucile Brunel-Duverger, Caroline Thomas, Anne-Solenn Le Hô, Michel Menu, Christine Andraud, Maria Victoria Asensi Amorós, Thomas Calligaro, Anne Michelin, Raphaël Moreau, Laurent Pichon, and Aurélie Tournié
3. Three Romano-Egyptian Panel Paintings in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek — Jens Stenger, Cecilie Brøns, Richard Newman, and Caroline R. Cartwright
4. Between the Linen and the Overpaint: Understanding the Materials and Techniques Used on Two Romano-Egyptian Funerary Portrait Shrouds — William J. Mastandrea, Kate Clive-Powell, Evelyn (Eve) Mayberger, Richard Newman, Lawrence M. Berman, and Daniel P. Kirby
5. Non-Invasive Investigations on Three Ancient Mummy Portraits at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Challenges and Benefits — Peppy Tsakri and Ioannis Panagakos
6. Learning from Lemons: Mummy Portrait Forgeries in the Menil Collection — Corina E. Rogge and Caroline R. Cartwright
7. Mummy Portraits and Painted Panels from Roman Egypt: Seeing the Wood for the Trees — Caroline R. Cartwright
8. Egg on Their Faces: Investigation of an Unusual Surface Coating Observed on Egyptian Funerary Portraits — Marie Svoboda, Daniel P. Kirby, Joy Mazurek, Lin Rosa Spaabæk, and John Southon
9. Insights from a Collaborative Study of Beeswax Paint from Romano-Egyptian Mummy Portraits — Joy Mazurek and Lin Rosa Spaabæk
10. Calculated Viewing Angles in the Presentation of Romano-Egyptian Mummy Portraits — Jevon Thistlewood
11. The Saint Louis Painter’s Artistic Circle — Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter
12. Exploring Artistic Practice in Roman Egypt: A Study of Nine Portraits at The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Dorothy Mahon, Silvia A. Centeno, Marsha Hill, Charlotte Hale, Louisa Smieska, Clara Granzotto, Julie Arslanoglu, and Anna Serotta
13. Umbras dividendas ab lumine: Pigments, Their Mixtures, and Distribution on Mummy Portraits in Relation to Primary Sources — Giovanni Verri, Marc Vermeulen, Alicia McGeachy, Ken Sutherland, Clara Granzotto, Federica Pozzi, Rachel Sabino, Laura A. D’Alessandro, Alison Whyte, and Marc Walton
14. Insights into the Materials and Technique of a Roman Egyptian Funerary Portrait Obtained from Elemental Mapping and Luminescence Imaging — Stephanie Spence and John Twilley
15. Linked Histories: Understanding the Making and Remaking of a Roman Egyptian Portrait at the Detroit Institute of Arts Through Comparison to a Funerary Portrait at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore — Christina Bisulca, Ellen Hanspach-Bernal, and Aaron Steele
16. Mummy Portrait of a Boy from the National Museum in Warsaw: Investigation of Its History and Technology — Agnieszka Kijowska, Aleksandra Sulikowska-Bełczowska, Magdalena Wróbel-Szypula, Barbara Wagner, and Justyna Kwiatkowska
17. Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt: Facing Forward—An Exhibition and Inter-Institutional Collaboration Looking for the Artists of Ancient Philadelphia — Kate Smith, Susanne Ebbinghaus, Katherine Eremin, Georgina Rayner, Jen Thum, Courtney Books, Richard Hark, Irma Passeri, and Marcie Wiggins
Glossary
Bibliography
APPEAR Participants
Contributors
Acknowledgments — Marie Svoboda and Caroline R. Cartwright
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