An Egyptian Polychrome Plaster Funerary Bust Of a Woman, Circa Early 2nd Century A.D.

holding a garland and wearing rings, bracelets, necklaces, and diadem, her ribbed coiffure with braided top-knot.

Diniacopoulos Collection, Montreal, collected prior to 1954, and Concordia University, Montreal (Sotheby's, New York, December 10th, 1999, no. 240, illus.)

Generally good for an object of this kind. Note cracks, abrasions, and losses shown in photo. There is a considerable amount of fill (of some unknown material) in the area below the breasts and around the proper left hand. The head is in good condition, with some paint losses such as the eyebrows. The painted area above the proper left shoulder has flaked off in recent times, exposing the linen underneath.
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Cf. G. Grimm,  Die Roemischen Mummienmasken aus Aegypten, Wiesbaden, 1974, pl. 86, nos. 1 and 3.