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The Faces on the Ceiling!

These faces are on the Great Dining Room ceiling, they are called grotesques. All the faces are made from plaster, wood and wire strengthen the plaster in these faces. They are supposed to be the heads of ancient Roman gods. The faces are also called masks.

Face 1 on the ceiling at Aston Hall Face 2 on the ceiling at Aston Hall
Face 3 on the ceiling at Aston Hall Face 4 on the ceiling at Aston Hall
Face 5 on the ceiling at Aston Hall Face 6 on the ceiling at Aston Hall