Lined Court Surcoat Embroidered with Auspicious Clouds and Golden Dragons on Dark Stone Blue Satin
Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty
Collection of the Palace Museum
石青色缎绣彩云金龙纹夹朝褂
清雍正,故宫博物院藏
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This striking portrait comes from the Faiyum region of Egypt and dates to around the 2nd c. AD. It served as a funerary portrait in Roman Egypt, placed over the face of a mummified body. Remarkably lifelike, these works offer a rare glimpse into the people of the ancient world.