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Good 20thC Plaster Death Mask of a Burly Gentleman

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The life size thick heavy set plaster moulded death mask, well cast of a heavy set gentleman, showing him in the serenity of passing, and of particularly burly proportions with good detailing, surviving from the middle of the twentieth century and probably of English origin.

In good original condition the mask remains in one piece without damage. It does not suffer from any chips or cracks and as such, thankfully, is presented in very good overall order. There are some light tarnish marks here and there and wear to the extremities.

This nicely detailed mask shows a large and burly gent, probably 40-50 years old, most likely fully bald, his ears half cast. The piece isn’t hollowed out to the rear so it is substantial and rather heavier than most masks of this type.

Death masks are an impression or cast of the face of a deceased person, usually made by oiling the skin and taking a plaster cast of the features, and are the most haunting mementos of the deceased. They have been in existence since the time of Tutankhamun, whose solid gold burial mask is an object of extreme beauty and superstition. Such masks could be used either in a funerary effigy or as a model for a posthumous portrait. It was important that a death mask was made as soon as possible after death so that the character of the deceased was captured before the features started to fall.

A large and imposing mask, whose now inanimate gracious features defy his no doubt burly frame.
Price
£440.00  UK
$555.32  USA
€530.42  EU
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Category Busts and Figures Date c.1950  1950s Antiques Material Plaster Origin English Item code as155a1459 Status Sold

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