Paintings painted on the coffins of Egyptian mummies
Did you know that there are paintings painted on the coffins of Egyptian mummies more than two thousand years ago, and that they are considered one of the most beautiful works of art in history?
These paintings are called Fayoum paintings, and are a collection of realistic drawings of characters who lived during the period of Roman rule in Egypt. It had an impact on other arts in the Western world.
Fayoum mummies were found in several parts of Egypt, but the Fayoum basin area included most of the discoveries, which made it bear this name, specifically from the Hawara area to central Egypt, its beginnings date back to the first century AD, and its manufacture has stopped in the third century AD
Where drawing and painting were done on wooden paintings in a classic way, making it one of the most beautiful drawings in the art of international classical painting.
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