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Funerary portrait of a man
Egyptian, Roman Imperial Period, about A.D. 170
Findspot: Egypt
Encaustic (colored wax) on wood

Classification: Tomb equipment
Accession number: 02.825



Portrait mummy of a man
Egyptian, Roman Imperial Period, A.D. 150–175
Findspot: Hawara, Egypt
Encaustic (colored wax) on wood over linen and human remains

Classification: Tomb equipment
Accession number: 11.2891



Portrait mummy of a youth
Egyptian, Roman Imperial Period, about A.D. 50
Findspot: Hawara, Egypt
Encaustic (colored wax) on wood; linen; and human remains

Classification: Tomb equipment
Accession number: 11.2892



Joseph and His Brothers
about 1954
David Aronson, American (born in Lithuania, 1923)
Encaustic on Masonite

Classification: Paintings
Accession number: 1971.694



Disorder
1946
Karl L. Zerbe, American, 1903–1972
Encaustic on canvas mounted on Masonite

Classification: Paintings
Accession number: 1990.455



Calendar II
1968
Jean Knapp, American, 1927–1993
Encaustic on canvas

Classification: Paintings
Accession number: 1991.696



The Golem*
1958
David Aronson, American (born in Lithuania, 1923)
Encaustic on panel

Classification: Paintings
Accession number: 2006.1257

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