Looking at the Portrait of the Boy Eutyches (Figure 6

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Looking at the portrait of the boy Eutyches (Figure 6.11), explain how we might be able to tell that it is an encaustic painting. Give specific examples.

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Definitions:

Zygomatic

Pertaining to the cheekbone or zygoma, part of the facial skeleton.

Lacrimal

Pertaining to tears and the glands that produce tears, which play a crucial role in eye health and function.

Ethmoid

A spongy, cube-shaped bone between the eyes and at the roof of the nose, crucial for supporting the nasal cavity and forming part of the eye sockets.

Femur

The longest and strongest bone in the human body, also known as the thigh bone, it extends from the hip to the knee.