3526236 Mummy shroud with painted portrait of a boy, 150-250 AD (tempera on linen) by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); 62x52.5 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Faiyum mummy portraits date from the Roman occupation of Egypt. The portrait would have been placed over the face of the corpse and wrapped into the mummy, just like the more common portraits on wooden panels, though painted posthumously. The falcon on the young man\'s shoulder symbolizes the Egyptian god Horus).