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Plaster from Memphis

In Memphis were found plaster versions of metal objects in Hellenistic style. They date from the Ptolemaic to Roman Periods. Some of them are painted and are therefore finished objects, others seem to have the function of prototypes for metal workshops.

(click on the images for a larger picture or more information - marked yellow)

woman
Serapis
draped male torso
food
Athena
UC 50459
UC 50470
UC 50110
UC 50469
UC 50462

 

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