centuriespast:Al Faiyum, Egypt Portrait of a Woman, Roman Period (30 BC–AD 330), AD 100/150Encaustic
centuriespast:Al Faiyum, Egypt Portrait of a Woman, Roman Period (30 BC–AD 330), AD 100/150Encaustic on cypress panelDuring the Greco-Roman period, painted masks like the one pictured here were placed on the deceased to help their souls achieve immortality. Milwaukee Art Museum -- source link