Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction ABBEY L. R. ELLIS AND EMMA M. PAYNE Part I Modelling and Moulding in Plaster 1 Freehand Modelling with Lime Plaster CLARE VENABLES 2 Lime Kilns and Plaster Production BETH MUNRO 3 Thoughts on the Disposition of the 1983 Cache of Plaster Figures from 'Ayn Ghazal, Jordan KATHRYN WALKER TUBB 4 The Material Behind the Masterpiece: Plaster and the Production of Greek and Roman Chryselephantine Statues KENNETH LAPATIN 5 Sculpting with Plaster at Dura-Europos EMMA M. PAYNE 6 Discussing Middle Byzantine Stucco Production: The Case of Hosios Loukas FLAVIA VANNI Part II Plaster in the Sculptor's Workshop 7 Plaster Piece-Moulding THOMAS SCHELPER 8 In the Workshop of an Ancient Egyptian Sculptor: The Estate of the Chief Royal Sculptor Thutmose At Akhet-Aten - Amarna DIMITRI LABOURY 9 Plaster Casts and the Transmission of Iconography: A Central Asian Perspective RACHEL MAIRS AND LAUREN MORRIS 10 Italy, France, and the Origin of the Full-scale Plaster Model ECKART MARCHAND 11 Did Roman Marble Sculptors Work from Plaster Models? The Baiae Plaster Casts in Context AMANDA CLARIDGE 12 The Function of Ancient Plaster Casts from Metalworks: A Reconsideration ABBEY L. R. ELLIS 13 Plaster Moulds for Stone Sculpture THOMAS MERRETT AND EMMA PAYNE Part III Life Casting in the Classical World 14 Life Casting in Antiquity: A Sculptor's Perspective NIGEL KONSTAM 15 Plaster Life Casting and the Production of Bronze Statuary in Ancient Greece: The Early Classical Revolution W. ALEXANDER LUMSDEN AND CAROL MATTUSCH 16 Roman Non-elite Plaster Death Mask Moulds Revisited: Practicality, Purpose, and Memory preservation KELSEY SHAWN MADDEN Part IV Ancient Subjects, Modern Eyes 17 Modern Life Casting MARTIN HANSON 18 Flexible Casting Techniques through History MARIAM SONNTAG 19 Casting from Life: A Delicate Matter VERONIKA TOCHA 20 We Contemporize, They Persist CHRIS DORSETT Index.