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)
1654 31-16-926 (none) (none) Figurine. Fragment, from shoulder to knees only. Red drab clay; moulded. Figure in profile; much weathered.
1721 (none) (none) B15631 Figurine. Red clay; moulded. Bearded figure with horned headdress, holding emblems. Found with cylinder seal U.1720. P.
1724 (none) (none) B15645 Standing bearded god. P.
1728 (none) (none) B15640 Terracotta relief. 2 figures (intact). Left bearded god with long flounced dress, holds scepter (?) in right hand; full face; left hand across chest; right goddess with tall horned crown, flounced skirt and shawl, over left shoulder, left hand across chest, right hand on shoulder of male figure: full face. The plaque stands upright on a slightly hollow base. P.
1729 (none) (none) B15668 Terracotta figurine. Fragment of lower part, from waist to ankles, of nude female figure, normal flat and wide-hipped type. P. [drawing]
1730 (none) (none) B15665 Terracotta relief. Broken. Nude female figure, full face, right hand below breasts, left hand raised (cf. No.U.1346) head and feet missing. P. [drawing]
1732 (none) (none) B15691 Terracotta figurine. Fragment. Lower part only, from waist of seated female(?) figure; no details of dress, etc, except that the skirt was flounced. P.
1741 (none) (none) B15641 Terracotta relief. 2 figures full face side by side; on l, male figure, on rt. female: both wear long skirts. Whole surface of clay flaked off & details of figs lost. P.
1743 (none) (none) B15683 Terracotta relief. Female figure, full face, apparently seated but body and legs in one plane. Hands raised to breasts. Horned high headdress with spiral curls to shoulders, flounced dress with full sleeves. Surface of clay badly flaked. P.
1744 (none) (none) B15634 Terracotta relief. Green clay. Figure of goddess, full face, hands below breasts holding situla-bottles. Mural(?) crown on head above heavily frizzed hair: several necklaces but breasts bare: big cloak with rosettes on shoulders hands concealing arms: from waist, flounced and pleated skirt, rosettes by ears and alongside skirt. P.
1745 (none) (none) B15642 Terracotta relief. Light red clay. Intact. Bearded male figure advancing right. Wears plain brimmed hat, vest and long cloak fringed down front and along bottom edge (which comes to calf) hands to chest, right hand holding throw-stick(?) in background a table with offerings(?) P.
1747 (none) (none) B15693 Terracotta figurine. Fragment. Red clay. Face only of beardless male figure very finely moulded. P.
1762 (none) (none) B15650 Terracotta relief. Red clay. Moulded. Bearded figure, full face. On head, high horned cap (chipped), long curls on shoulder, bull's ears: dress presumably sheepskin queerly treated with lobes in relief: right hand holds mace to shoulder left hand apparently an axe of this type. Broken at waist.
1763 (none) (none) B15682 Terracotta relief. Light greenish clay. Moulded. Female figure, full face, flounced bodice and sleeves. High horned headdress, spiral curls on shoulders: hands raised above breasts.
1764 (none) (none) B15670 Terracotta relief. Fragment. Moulded figure advancing right, long skirt, above which open skirt with fringed edge. Broken at waist.
1765 (none) (none) B15659 Relief. Fragment. Moulded clay. Lower part, from waist down, of nude female figure, full face. P.
1778 (none) (none) B15688 Figurine. Drab clay. Head and shoulders only, with headdress. [drawing 1:1]
1779 (none) (none) B15687 Figurine. Drab clay. Head and shoulders only, in profile. [drawing 1:1]
1780 (none) (none) B15662 Figurine. Red clay. Female, nude with necklace. [drawing 1:1]
1781 (none) (none) B15684 Clay figurine. Drab clay, head and torso only, with mitre and braided hair. [drawing 1:1]
1782 (none) (none) B15630 Figurine. Buff clay. Bearded male, legs and feet missing. [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]
1784 (none) (none) B15637 Figurine. Drab clay. Male, bearded and mitred bearing maces. Head and torso only. [drawing 1:1]
1785 (none) (none) B15649 Figurine. Red clay. Male. Head and trunk only. Cracks in head and beard. [drawing 1:1]
2530 31-16-907 (none) (none) Drab clay figurine. Male with flounced dress. Head missing. [drawing 1:1]

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