Antique Hand-painted Polychrome Plaster Head man in parka is among the rarer pieces

is among the rarer pieces to find in my experience

8" t x 5 5/8" w x x 1/8"d

which makes it feel all the more like a small modernist sculpture

It appears to be solid copper

with beautifully hand-written numbers

Antique Hand-painted Polychrome Plaster Head man in parka is among the rarer piecesI am not sure if this was once the head on a Santos, or doll, or some sort of mannequin or what, but I think it is pretty fantastic, and all the better for the toll time has taken, resulting in the loss of a portion of the outer shell on the face. The effect is to make him (I believe) appear as if a clown or thespian midway in the process of removing his makeup and baring his true self! To my eye quite a beautiful thing. 3 3 8 t x 1 1 2 w x 2 1 8" d