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)
3206 31-16-839 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Drab ware: woman squatting and suckling child. Cf. U.809.
3221 (none) 1935,0113.56 (none) Terracotta figurine fragment. Bearded male, nude, with club in right hand and bird in left. Lower part of beard and torso only. Cf. U.3165 for type.(U.3165 is a figurine.) [Additional replacement card
3240 (none) 1935,0113.57 (none) Fragment of terracotta figurine. Head and shoulders of nude woman, holding over left shoulder with both hands. [drawing 1:1]
3258 (none) 1927,1003.158 (none) Terracotta figurine. Small female figure of same type as U.3015, seated on chair. Legs broken off below knee. Sketch slightly small than 1:1 [drawing]
3259 (none) 1927,1003.154 (none) Terracotta figurine. Two figures, both female: the taller holds a cup in the left hand, and stick in the right (?)/ [drawing 1:1]
3283 (none) 1927,1003.165 (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded god with prominent breasts: modelling fine. [drawing 1:1]
3284 (none) 1927,1003.169 (none) Terracotta figurine. Beardless male with flounced dress (or necklaces?) [drawing 1:1]
6169A (none) 1927,0527.229 (none) Baked clay figurine. Nude female standing on a lion. Left arm bent at elbow. E. [drawing 1:1]
6263 (none) 1927,0527.231 (none) Terracotta fragment. Bearded male figure. Hands clasped in front of breast, braided hair, flounced cloak running over left shoulder. Eyes, mouth, ears, nose pronounced. E. [drawing 1:1]
6420 (none) 1927,0527.238 (none) Terracotta figurine. Red. Head missing. Hands clasped over breast in attitude of prayer. Figure stands on a pedestal square in front, rounded at back. Two incised lines on pedestal front and wedge shaped markings. Figure clothed in long flowing garment, which has a thick band in front at the weist and a V. shaped collar below neck. E. [drawing 1:1]
6750 (none) 1927,0527.225 (none) Terracotta figurine. Fragmentary. Head missing. Seated god. Full face above waist, in profile below. Right arm bent at elbow, piece of cloth? Hangs down over bare forearm, right hand holds crescent shaped object and a bag against the breast. Left arm bent at elbow and held away from the body. Left hand held upright, fingers missing. Figure is draped in a kaukanes skirt falling in 5 tiers of flounces. Arms bare, flowing beard falls down to chest. The feet of the figure, long and tapering to a point very distinctly arched, rest on paving. Throne on which figure is resting has two legs and a support in the middle. Low curved back to chair. E. [drawing 1:2]
6758 (none) 1927,0527.236 (none) Terracotta plaque. Fragment. Fighter trampling a fallen warrior. E.
6837 (none) 1927,0527.228 (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female hands clasped below breast. Common type. E.
6869 (none) 1927,0527.242 (none) Terracotta chair? Fragment. Decorated with dogs and crescent moons. E.
6895 (none) 1927,0527.230 (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded male figure in profile wearing close fitting cap and long flowing garment, left hand held over waist and supporting a whip? The handle of which runs over left shoulder, cord falling down by left side. Right arm bent at elbow and held slightly upraised. Arms apparently bare, beard flowing down to waist, and hair apparently done up in a knot at back of head. [drawing 1:1]
7060 (none) 1927,0527.233 (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded male in profile holding axe in left hand. Close fitting cap on head. Feet lost. E. [drawing 1:1]
7061 (none) 1927,0527.239 (none) Terracotta figurine. Fragment. Part of sheep? In profile, head and forelegs missing. Larsa period. E. [drawing 1:1]
7071 (none) 1927,0527.226 (none) Terracotta figurine. Female in Kaunakees dress, right shoulder exposed holding suckling child against breast. Feet of female lost. E. [drawing 1:1]
7074 (none) 1927,0527.232 (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded male holding lamb to breast. Fragmentary below waist. E.
7550 (none) 1928,1009.467 (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude god. Missing below knees. Bearded, wearing horned headdress and supporting against the breast in the right hand a short curved club and in the left a bird?? [drawing 1:1]
7676 (none) 1928,1009.466 (none) Terracotta plaque. Fragment. Top portion missing. 2 maile figures clad in short tunics and standing on either side of entrance to shrine? Each grasps the ribbed door post in one hand. [drawing 1:1]
8473 (none) 1928,1009.471 (none) Terracotta head of female Upper right-hand side of head missing Hair falls down side of head in long tresses Pronounced chin, straight nose and slight ridge in middle of forehead Hellenistic style? [drawing] 1:1 sketch
8555 (none) 1928,1009.463 (none) Terracotta relief Head missing: male figure, bearded, a dancer right: club in right hand: short skirt to knees. Surface poor. [drawing 1:1]
11407 (none) 1928,1010.814 (none) Terracotta figurine. Head only: moulded. Nude goddess with elaborated coiffure and big earrings. Unusually good modelling. [drawing 1:1]
12059 31-16-775 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurine. Bottom portion missing. Male figure wearing high mitre-like headress, long pointed beard and flaunced kaukanes skirt. Arms bare & bent at elbow, hands held horizontally against waist. In each hadn a staff with the top ending in a ball which rests against shoulder. Possibly a mace? Bracelet on each wrist. Headdress incised with undulating lines radiating obliquely from top of head. Possibly a woollen cap?

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