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)
16227 31-43-444 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded man walking rt. & holding a staff on which is a bird(?), legs broken off at knee. [drawing 1:1]
16919 31-43-443 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded man standing, full face: right hand to breast, left hand by side: he wears cloak and skirted garment. (poor condition, destroyed by salt.) Fragment, feet missing. [drawing 1:1]
17160 31-43-442 (none) (none) Terracotta relief of bearded man standing full faced with clasped hands. Wearing a long flounced garment. (A) Complete, but face broken away. [drawing]
16462 31-43-441 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded worshipper? with turban and skull cap. (A) fragment only preserved from the waist up. [drawing]
16461 31-43-435 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurine. Moulded and then partly hand-modeled. Bearded and horned god. [drawing]
16946D 31-43-429 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Grotesque nude male figure. (A) Fragment from waist downwards. (B) Similar (penis removed); (C) complete example in fine condition. (D) Fragment from waist downwards. [drawing A 1:1]
16941B 31-43-428 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure, the right arm raised above head. (A) Fragment broken away below breasts; (B) Complete except for feet, but much encrusted with salt. (C) Complete, but most of the body flaked away. Different mould. (Type III, c. GG)
17131 31-43-426 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Goddess seated on an animal: in front of her a grotesque male (?) figure: between them, they hold a staff surmounted by a bird. Very crude work. (A) Complete except for head of second figure. Poor impression. [drawing 1:1]
17157 31-43-424 (none) (none) Terracotta relief of a man driving a lion. (A) Complete, except for back legs of lion and legs of man. : fair impression
17112 31-43-423 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped goddess seated right with feet on a bull (?) (A) Fragment, the head and shoulders missing. Type VI 12.
16290 31-43-422 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Red clay, incomplete. [drawing 1:1]
16965 31-43-421 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Horned goddess, draped standing between two geese; streams of water; fish, suns and stars in background. (A) complete and good impression. [drawing 1:1]
16978A 31-43-420 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure with right hand raised. (A) fragment, broken off at waist. [drawing 1:1] (B) fragment broken off at waist.
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.
16916 31-43-418 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Goddess or woman. Nude(?) with hands clasped below breast : on background, crescent moons and stars. A) fragment broken away at waist. [drawing 1:1]
16949 31-43-417 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Goddess with Flounced dress and turret crown. (A) broken away at knees. Very bad condition, (All hidden by salt). [drawing]
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.
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.
17172 31-43-414 (none) (none) Terracotta relief of seated goddess. Full face, with hands clasped below breasts: she wears the long dress with pleated flounces, and a turreted crown. (A) Complete except for feet.
17142A 31-43-413 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure with hands clasped below breasts. (A) poor impression. Complete. [drawing 1:1]
16444D 31-43-412 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurines. Seated Goddess: Type VI,3.. (A) Head only; (B) Head only; (C) Head only: incomplete. (D) Fragment broken off just above the waist, face damaged.
16943A 31-43-410 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Goddess standing with hands to breast and wearing long flounced dress. Figure grotesquely elongated. (A) Head and feet missing. [drawing]
16969A 31-43-409 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure (grotesque face) Type III, e.2 (or variant of this type?) (A) Broken away at waist.
16931B 31-43-408 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Goddess with horned hat and long tresses, draped, hands raised with fingers meeting at neck. (A) Fragment broken off at breast. (B) Fragment broken off at waist. (Type IV, b.1.)
16445K 31-43-406 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurines. Mother & child: Type V.3, (A) Head missing, poor condition, complete; (B) From larger mould, but same type, head missing, complete; (C) from larger mould, but same type, head missing; (D) Complete; (E) Complete; (F) Head missing, poor cast; (G) Complete, bad impression; (H) Head missing; (J) Complete; (K)Complete (different mould) (L) Complete (same as mould K); (M) Fragment head and base missing; (N) Probably similar, but from larger mould, only upper part to arm preserved. (O) complete, poor impression; (P) Head missing; (Q) Head missing; (R) Complete; (S) Complete; (T) Complete.

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