A HELLENISTIC MARBLE FEMALE MASK, EGYPT, 3RD-1ST... Lot n° 51

Gypsum plaster has been reported from a variety of ancient Egyptian context from an early period right through to Roman and later times. The use of gypsum plaster to patch, ornament and repair marble sculpture is well attested from the ancient world, particularly from Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. 38.8 by 33 cm. PROVENANCE Sothebys. 3rd December 1991 lot nr 187