Woman with a necklace

Send a personal message with a mini jigsaw surprise!
Write your note on the back of the puzzle, break it into pieces and mail it to someone special. As they reassemble it, your hidden message will come to life – a delightful and unique way to stay in touch!

The postcard puzzle features the portrait of a smiling woman wearing a necklace. Painted on wood using the encaustic technique (wax painting), the lifelike image originates, like most surviving mummy portraits, from the Fayum Oasis. The woman is depicted wearing a pink garment with decorative trim, gold earrings with pearls, and two gold necklaces, one of which bears a pendant depicting the head of Medusa. Her hairstyle and facial features, particularly her large eyes, resemble portraits of the younger Faustina, wife of the Roman emperor Marc Aurel.