Portrait of a woman known as "L'Européenne"

First half of the 2nd century AD. Cedar wood (Cedrus sp., Pinaceae), encaustic, partially gilded H. 42.5 cm; W. at the bottom 24 cm; W. at the top 17.4 cm; D. 1.2–1.6 cm Provenance: probably Antinoopolis Musée du Louvre, MND 2047 © 2008 Musée du Louvre / Georges Poncet