An Egyptian wall relief fragment carved in low relief featuring…
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An Egyptian wall relief fragment carved in low relief featuring a sacrificial Oryx, residual gesso mounted on black perspex and wood the fragment 36.5 cm x 38 cm

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  • Gesso - A mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. In painting, gesso is also used to prime a canvas prior to applying paint.

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