Portrait of a Youth with a Surgical Cut in one Eye 190–210 Roman Period 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. The palette of this panel is considerably lighter than that of the other panels in these galleries, but it does res
Portrait of a Youth with a Surgical Cut in one Eye 190–210 Roman Period 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. The palette of this panel is considerably lighter than that of the other panels in these galleries, but it does resemble that of certain paintings from Hawara in the more on the technique used to create this portrait, see to the Artist Kami on Egyptian mummy portraits Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3538. Portrait of a Youth with a Surgical Cut in one Eye Play or pause #3695. Portrait of a Youth with a Surgical Cut in one Eye Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Portrait of a Youth with a Surgical Cut in one Eye. 190–210. Encaustic paint on limewood. Roman Period. From Egypt
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