This techniques is the result of pressing moist clay into a hollow container that has been carved or otherwise indented with the shape or image that is desired to be  produced;. hand cut, incised and hand modelled additions may be made. 

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
16472 (none) 1931,1010.383 (none) Terracotta Figurine. Bearded Man. (A) Broken off at waist. [drawing 1:1]
16473 (none) 1931,1010.445 (none) Terracotta Figurine. Female figure. (A) Broken away at thighs, a good impression. [drawing]
16478A 31-43-453 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded and horned god carrying mace and axe: Type VII, 3. (A) From waist upwards only. (B) From crossed hands upwards: (C) Head missing above mouth, body complete.
16479 (none) 1931,1010.434 (none) Terracotta relief. 2 bearded Gods facing each other and carrying the litmus. Type I,b.A. (A) Fragment from waist upwards, in poor condition.
16481A (none) 1931,1010.407 (none) Terracotta relief. Woman's head with disk(?) below. (A) Flat and much worn. Very coarse modeling and face peculiar perhaps Kassite?; (B) Very poor impression and complete. (C) Complete. [drawing 1:1]
16481B 31-43-382 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Woman's head with disk(?) below. (A) Flat and much worn. Very coarse modeling and face peculiar perhaps Kassite?; (B) Very poor impression and complete. (C) Complete. [drawing 1:1]
16487A 31-43-455 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded god, draped. Standing on an animal(?) [drawing 1:1] (A) Animal missing poor worn impression. (B) Similar figure, but from a larger mould, broken off at thighs; (C) Similar, broken away at knees, poor.
16487C (none) 1931,1010.405 (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded god, draped. Standing on an animal(?) [drawing 1:1] (A) Animal missing poor worn impression. (B) Similar figure, but from a larger mould, broken off at thighs; (C) Similar, broken away at knees, poor.
16488 (none) 1931,1010.448 (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female. Unusually large. Freely modeled in good style. (A) Fragment only from navel to knees.
16491A 31-43-396 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure standing with hands to breast. Good design, well modeled. (A) complete, good condition. [drawing 1:1]
16493 (none) 1931,1010.452 (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded man draped, carrying a kid. (A) complete. Moderate impression. [drawing 1:1]
16494A (none) 1931,1010.433 (none) Terracotta relief. Seated female figure draped, with hand to breast. Head very large and grotesque. Lightly baked red clay. [drawing 1:1] (A) complete, weak and flat impression. (B) Complete, week and flat impression, it is repeated on the back of the clay from the same mould. (C) Head missing, poor, on reverse a very faint impression from the same mould; (D) Complete, poor, narrow frame; (E) Complete, poor, narrow frame.
16494C 31-43-419 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Seated female figure draped, with hand to breast. Head very large and grotesque. Lightly baked red clay. [drawing 1:1] (A) Complete, weak and flat impression. (B) Complete, week and flat impression, it is repeated on the back of the clay from the same mould. (C) Head missing, poor, on reverse a very faint impression from the same mould; (D) Complete, poor, narrow frame; (E) Complete, poor, narrow frame.
16495A 31-43-415 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Seated female figure with flounced skirt, nursing a child. On either side snakes. [drawing] (A) Complete, fair impression. (B) Complete, similar but from a slightly smaller mould.
16495B 31-43-416 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Seated female figure with flounced skirt, nursing a child. On either side snakes. [drawing] (A) Complete, fair impression. (B) Complete, similar but from a slightly smaller mould.
16498C 31-43-405 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude woman suckling an infant. Good modelling, high relief. [drawing 1:1] (A) Broken away from waist (as drawn) (B) Broken away at hips and face smashed; from a similar but slightly smaller mould; (C) Head and legs below knees missing: perhaps from a different mould but very similar. (D) Head and feet missing; poor impression, not from the same mould as last, but perhaps identical with (A); (E) Missing from waist downward: (smaller mould); (F) Fragment broken away at hips, poor specimen; (G) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (H) Complete, good impression, probably from different mould.
16498F (none) 1931,1010.450 (none) Terracotta relief. Nude woman suckling an infant. Good modelling, high relief. [drawing 1:1] (A) Broken away from waist (as drawn) (B) Broken away at hips and face smashed; from a similar but slightly smaller mould; (C) Head and legs below knees missing: perhaps from a different mould but very similar. (D) Head and feet missing; poor impression, not from the same mould as last, but perhaps identical with (A); (E) Missing from waist downward: (smaller mould); (F) Fragment broken away at hips, poor specimen; (G) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (H) Complete, good impression, probably from different mould.
16500 (none) 1931,1010.394 (none) Terracotta relief. Seated goddess, full face, wearing horned headdress and flounced garment; on either side a crescent on a staff held by a minute human figure. (A) Fragment to below clasped hands. [drawing]
16617 31-43-204 (none) (none) Puzuzu head. Black steatite.
16901B 31-43-378 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Female with flounced cloak, otherwise nude, hands to breasts. [drawing] (A) Fragment preserved from the hips up; (B) Fragment from the hands up: similar but smaller mould.
16902A 31-43-383 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female with hands to breasts. High relief. [drawing 1:1] (A) Broken away at knees; good condition; (B) Fragment head an feet missing.
16902B (none) 1935,0113.104 (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female with hands to breasts. High relief. [drawing 1:1] (A) Broken away at knees; good condition; (B) Fragment head an feet missing.
16904 31-43-459 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Grotesque and very rough. Draped human figure. [drawing 1:1]
16907A (none) 1931,1010.391 (none) Terracotta relief. Horned and bearded god carrying Litnus and a bag on a stick. (A) very flat poor modelling, fragment broken at waist. [drawing 1:1]
16909 31-43-447 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Man wearing kilt, advancing right over rough ground. (A) Fragment from waist upwards missing: good bold work. [drawing 1:1]

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