Encaustic
art:technique:encausticPigmented hot beeswax applied to surface; Fayum mummy portraits (Egypt, 1st–3rd c. CE); ancient Greek ship painting; encaustic tiles; highly durable medium.
Pigmented hot beeswax applied to surface; Fayum mummy portraits (Egypt, 1st–3rd c. CE); ancient Greek ship painting; encaustic tiles; highly durable medium.