Mold Pressed
Technique of creating an object by pressing into a mold
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16433A | 31-43-449 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Fragment. Plaque, painted red, of a bull-legged demon. He stands left with body in profile and head full face holding a staff with trident head. | |
| 16990 | 31-43-450 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Nude male figure with horned headdress and belt, bearded, full face; with hands raised to breast holding a fly-whisk(?) and a bird. Complete except for feet; and a very 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 17151 | 31-43-456 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Two deities, a god and goddess, facing each other. Both wear the long dress with pleated flounces. (A) Complete except for feet. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 16904 | 31-43-459 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Grotesque and very rough. Draped human figure. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 16974 | 31-43-657 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief of a woman, draped, advancing left with rt arm extended. (A) fragment: right hand and all figure below hips missing. Type XIII.5 | |
| 18052 | 32-40-12 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. Hair elaborately dressed, big earrings and necklaces. Complete from knees upwards. | |
| 18090 | 32-40-13 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Female figure facing right, in profile: both hands raised. Flat crown on head: straight flounced garment. Fragment: part of head and body below hips missing. | |
| 18021 | 32-40-14 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Relief of demon facing left and holding sticks (?) by head with grotesque features, very small body. Fragment, from waist upwards. | |
| 18011 | 32-40-15 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded man (?) full face, hands folded below breast: elaborate drapery. Fragment from wiast upward. | |
| 18054 | 32-40-17 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. Slender type. Complete. | |
| 18007 | 32-40-18 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded god, full face. Fragment, from breast upwards. | |
| 18138 | 32-40-19 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Female figure standing in long plain dress with broad girdle, both hands holding an object to her breast. Complete. | |
| 18051 | 32-40-20 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. Head unduly large, body thick and heavy: hair dressed in Egyptian style. Complete from knees upwards. | |
| 18013 | 32-40-22 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded man, full face, upper part of body nude, carrying a bird between clasped hands. Fragment from waist upwards. | |
| 18063 | 32-40-23 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Female figure, nude, standing full face and holding a tambourine before the breasts. Fragment from waist upwards. | |
| 18046C | 32-40-26 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Woman, nude, standing full face, with tambourine : over the shoulders a spotted cloak. Coarse type. (A) Fragment from navel upwards. (B) Fragment from thighs upwards. Different mould and flatter relief: no cloak. (C) Fragment from thighs upwards: similar to (A). (D) Fragment from waist upwards: similar to (C). (E) Fragment from belly to knees. (F) Fragment: head only. (G) Fragment: from waist upwards and a smaller mould. | |
| 18046E | 32-40-27 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Woman, nude, standing full face, with tambourine : over the shoulders a spotted cloak. Coarse type. (A) Fragment from navel upwards. (B) Fragment from thighs upwards. Different mould and flatter relief: no cloak. (C) Fragment from thighs upwards: similar to (A). (D) Fragment from waist upwards: similar to (C). (E) Fragment from belly to knees. (F) Fragment: head only. (G) Fragment: from waist upwards and a smaller mould. | |
| 18003A | 32-40-28 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded man with kilt advancing right. Head full face. (A) Complete. (B) Upper part to waist only. (C) Upper part to waist only. | |
| 18040A | 32-40-31 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Nude girl standing full face, left hand to breast, right raised to shoulder level. (the body has an almost Praxitelian curve!). (A) Complete, except for the lower leg. (B) Fragment from the waist upwards. (C) Fragment, from the hips upwards. | |
| 18048A | 32-40-33 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped the hair dressed in a heavy rather Egyptian style. (A) Fragment, from clasped hands upwards (background removed). (B) Fragment (background left on) = from belly upwards: much worn. | |
| 18047A | 32-40-34 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. (A) Complete to knees. (B) Complete but mould has failed between knees and feet. (C) Complete. (D) Complete from knees upwards. Poor impression. (E) The same figure but 2 heads struck from the same mould have been attached to one body, very clumsily. Doubtful authenticity. Said to be from Digdiggeh. | |
| 18039B | 32-40-35 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Nude female, -young girl- standing full face, hands clasped = hair in waves, double necklace. (A) = fragment, complete from thighs upwards. (B) Fragment, from waist up. Not from the same mould, but identical type. (C) Fragment from waist up = perhaps from the same mould as (B). (D) Fragment, from hips up = same type but from a smaller mould. | |
| 17605 | 32-40-37 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Moulded. |
Related Terms
Casting - Modeled - Modeled in the Round - Negative mold - Positive Mold