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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Debora, post: 9511046, member: 1476&quot;]I think that&#039;d be better described as a bust.&nbsp; From wikipedia.org: </p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">&quot;A <b>bust</b> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture" rel="nofollow">sculpted</a> or cast representation of the upper part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_figure" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_figure" rel="nofollow">human body</a>, depicting a person&#039;s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_head" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_head" rel="nofollow">head</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck" rel="nofollow">neck</a>, and a variable portion of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest" rel="nofollow">chest</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder" rel="nofollow">shoulders</a>. The piece is normally supported by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plinth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plinth" rel="nofollow">plinth</a>. The bust is generally a portrait intended to record the appearance of an individual, but may sometimes represent a type. They may be of any <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_art_media" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_art_media" rel="nofollow">medium</a> used for sculpture, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble" rel="nofollow">marble</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze" rel="nofollow">bronze</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta" rel="nofollow">terracotta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaster" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaster" rel="nofollow">plaster</a>, wax or wood.&quot;</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><font size="4">What is the medium?&nbsp; The plinth looks ceramic.&nbsp; I&#039;m unable to read the artist&#039;s signature but the TM would lead one to believe it&#039;s a multiple.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Debora</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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