30TH DYNASTY TO EARLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN PLASTER SCULPTOR'S MODEL
30TH DYNASTY TO EARLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
In the form of the upper portion of a face, over-lifesized, cast in a single-piece mold, the almond-shaped eyes with extended cosmetic lines and the conforming brows deeply recessed, the straight nose narrow at the bridge, flaring towards the tip
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) long

Provenance

Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 6-7 May 1982, lot 169.
with Edward H. Merrin, New York, 1984.
Philip Pearlstein, Pittsburgh.

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Lot Essay

While most sculptors' models from the Late Period and Ptolemaic Period are sculpted from limestone, some, as here, were cast in plaster. Several complete faces are known, two of which have recessed eyes like the present example (see nos. 46 and 47 in N. Tomoum, The Sculptors' Models of the Late and Ptolemaic Periods). Partial heads are also known, including one half head divided vertically, and one top of a royal head, its lower edge displaying only the upper portion of the forehead, nos. 40 and 90, op. cit.

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