ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PLASTER MASK OF YOUTH Ca. 30 BC - AD 200. A plaster mask of a youth with a slightly elongated face, well-defined cheekbones, and a gently pointed chin. The large, almond-shaped eyes are framed by finely painted eyebrows that arch above. A straight, narrow nose sits centrally, leading down to full, slightly parted lips. The hair is rendered in thick, textured curls covering the forehead and temples, with deep grooves accentuating volume. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum Object Number: 00.2.16; The British Museum, Museum number EA2477; Egitto, splendore millenario, La collezione di Leiden a Bologna, Skira 2155, VIII.54, p. 475. Size: 300mm x 190mm; Weight: 1.3kg Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Hans Kamps (1953 - 2023), acquired in 2009; formerly in a German private collection. Mr. Hans Kamps was one of the Dutch foremost art collectors, he was chairman of the ABU from 1999 to 2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.