Mold for faience
Artist
Egypt
MediumCeramic
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1910.3.9
DescriptionProbably terra cotta. Tan in color except for the area where the impressions are, here the mold is dark brown and black. There are some orangeish areas. The back of the mold is rounded. The area of the impression is approximately 4 cm. deep in most places. Beginning at one end the impression is as follows: a circle with ten lines radiating from circle to edges; a rectangular shape with approximately 15 circular shapes impressed in it, an upside down "v" shape with small circles or indentations, two deeper indiscernible indentations and a rough semicircular indentation.On View
Not on viewCollections
18th-19th Century
After 1890
1880-1890
