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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 18038B | (none) | 1932,1008.239 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude female with necklace and girdle : hands clasped below breasts. (A) Broken across thighs, otherwise complete. (B and C) Both complete as moulded but the mould was defective : it ends just above the knees and had been damaed at the hips (both impressions from the same mould: query authenticity?) (D) Identical type but from a small mould. Fragment from below breasts upwards. | |
| 18037C | (none) | 1932,1008.240 | (none) | Terracotta relief. Goddess, standing (?) full face, hands raised and held apart before breast: high crown and elaborate hair and flounced dress. (A) Fragment, from the waist upwards. (B) Fragment from the waist upwards. (C) Exactly similar but from a smaller mould. Complete. | |
 | 18035 | (none) | 1932,1008.247 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude female holding tambourine to breast. Gross type but not the most exaggerated. Complete except for legs below knees. |
| 18033 | (none) | 1932,1008.234 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. (relief). Goddess, full face, standing, with wide flat head-dress and heavily flounced dressed, hands clasped. Complete. | |
| 18027A | (none) | 1932,1008.242 | (none) | Terracotta relief. Triad of gods, seated full face. On the sides - goddess and a god in long pleated garments, in the middle a small nude female figure holding her breasts. (A) Complete. (B) Complete: exactly similar but from a smaller mould (or shrunk). | |
| 18026 | 32-40-38 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Puzuzu head. | |
| 18023 | (none) | 1935,0113.87 | (none) | Terracotta relief. Bearded man, in long drapery, hands clasped. Fragment, below the knees 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 18012 | (none) | 1932,1008.248 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded god with high crown, full face, holding 2 clubs. Fragment from variant upwards. | |
| 18011 | 32-40-15 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded man (?) full face, hands folded below breast: elaborate drapery. Fragment from wiast upward. | |
| 18007 | 32-40-18 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded god, full face. Fragment, from breast upwards. | |
| 18006 | (none) | 1932,1008.246 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded man in long plain clothes, chiton and shawl, hands clasped below breast. Complete. | |
| 18005B | (none) | 1935,0113.86 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Man advancing right and carrying a flail over his right shoulder. (A) Complete. (B) Head and shoulders only. | |
| 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. | |
| 18002 | (none) | 1932,1008.241 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded man, wearing kilt and advancing right. In the right hand an axe. Complete. | |
| 1785 | (none) | (none) | B15649 | Figurine. Red clay. Male. Head and trunk only. Cracks in head and beard. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 17846 | (none) | 1935,0113.85 | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Red clay. Nude female figure standing and holding her hands clasped below the breast much rubbed. | |
| 1784 | (none) | (none) | B15637 | Figurine. Drab clay. Male, bearded and mitred bearing maces. Head and torso only. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1783 | (none) | (none) | B15639 | Figurines. Red clay. Flounced robes, with raised hands and carrying pots, heads and feet missing. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1782 | (none) | (none) | B15630 | Figurine. Buff clay. Bearded male, legs and feet missing. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1781 | (none) | (none) | B15684 | Clay figurine. Drab clay, head and torso only, with mitre and braided hair. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1780 | (none) | (none) | B15662 | Figurine. Red clay. Female, nude with necklace. [drawing 1:1] |
Related Terms
Casting - Modeled - Modeled in the Round - Negative mold - Positive Mold