THE AUTHORwas educatedat the Universitiesof Berlin, Göttingenand Basel.He has beenassociatedsince1954with the Universityof Frankfurt, first as Assistant and, since His chiefresearch I960, as Docentin ClassicalArchaeology. interestsare Romanart, especiallyof the Imperialperiod, and the relations betweenClassicaland Oriental cultures, particularlyin Egypt. Left: Painted mummyshroud in the Berlin Museum(No. 24037) which shows iconographieparallels to sceneson the Missourishroud.Below: Enlargeddetailsfromthe Berlin shroud.Especiallynoteworthyis the scenein which a ram is standingover the mummyof a woman. 267