Why did the ancients put portraits on the face of an Egyptian mummy?

Experts have found a number of portrait paintings placed on the face of an Egyptian mummy. This makes many people curious why the ancient Egyptians did this.

In recent decades, archaeologists have found many Egyptian mummies dating back thousands of years in ancient cemeteries.

During the examination, experts discovered on the faces of the mummies portrait paintings. They speculate that these drawings depict the deceased's face. From here, experts spend a lot of time and effort to decipher the purpose of the ancient people to create portrait paintings placed on the mummy's face.

The faces of the mummies have portrait paintings.

After a period of searching through historical documents, experts learned that the Egyptians painted portraits and put them on the face of mummies from AD 100 onwards. At that time, Egypt was very popular in the art of painting. Most families hang some pictures in the house.

The main color used to paint mummy portraits is indigo. Experts speculate the color could be derived from recycled textile by-products.

The majority of mummified portraits belong to individuals who died between the ages of 20 and 40. This has led experts to speculate that the ancient Egyptians had an average life expectancy of less than 40 years.

The main color used to paint mummy portraits is indigo.

According to experts, the Egyptians painted and placed portraits on the face of the mummy, hoping that the spirit would remember his appearance when he went to the afterlife.

Thanks to these paintings, experts hope to soon be able to decipher the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian technique of painting mummified portraits.