This category includes objects used to create figurines or plaques. They are usually made of stone or clay, to create clay objects. 

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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)
368A (none) (none) B14964 [A] Stone mould, broken, for making clay figurines. Scene: a god seated on a stool wearing the seven-horned cap, with left arm and hand stretched out towards a standing figure in a plain robe wearing a single horn: above two crescents. (B) Second fragment; female figure standing upright (Baghdad)
368B (none) (none) (none) [A] Stone Mould, broken, for making clay figurines. Scene: A god seated on a stool wearing the seven-horned cap, with left arm and hand stretched out towards a standing figure in a plain robe wearing single horn Above, two crescents. B) Second fragment; female figure standing upright (Baghdad)
2718 (none) (none) (none) Figurine mould. Fragmentary: of reddish ware, showing moulding for legs 4 feet.
3350 31-16-940 (none) (none) Fragment of mould for figurine. Limestone: showing flounced skirt of draped figure.
6939 (none) (none) B16268 Terracotta mould. Fragmentary. Broken at bottom. Seated goddess feat resting on goose and second goose standing at right hand side. Cf. terracotta figurine identical in subject with this mould though not actually produced from it. E.
7064 (none) (none) B16269 Terracotta mould. Enthroned figure - female? Wearing flounced Kaukenes skirt. E.
12629 (none) (none) (none) Mould for Sirrush. Minute. Shale? Dark. Back of mould shaped like a rectangular stamp seal.
15752 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta mould. For head of PUZUZU.
16745 (none) (none) (none) Miniature Mould. Black steatite. For a dog figure. Part of hind leg missing. outline of back of mould. [drawing 1:1]
16903 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta mould for making a seated figure of a woman, draped, and suckling an infant.
16914 31-43-377 (none) (none) Terracotta Mould. For making a figurine or relief of nude female with hands clasped below breasts: small grotesque head, heavy necklace: rather like Type III, c.H.
16929A 31-43-90 (none) (none) Clay mould. (A) For a female head in profile, high relief: head with filletted and braided hair, looking right (in impression): rows of necklaces. Full face, rather pleasing and not like the usual Sumerian type. (B) For a bearded male figure, draped, standing in profile facing left (in impression) with hands clasped on breast. Very fine work, bold and yet delicate, perhaps goldsmiths moulds: the female head is best suited to such technique as gold-working. Brought in together and said to have been found together.
16929B 31-43-89 (none) (none) Clay mould. (A) For a female head in profile, high relief: head with filletted and braided hair, looking right (in impression): rows of necklaces. Full face, rather pleasing and not like the usual Sumerian type. (B) For a bearded male figure, draped, standing in profile facing left (in impression) with hands clasped on breast. Very fine work, bold and yet delicate, perhaps goldsmiths moulds: the female head is best suited to such technique as gold-working. Brought in together and said to have been found together.
17426 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta mould. Fragment. For back of a head and hair.
17690 (none) (none) (none) Mould. Clay. Impression of large bellied, Set-like figure.
18031 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta mould for moulding figurines. Relief of god and goddess side by side, each wearing a heavily flounced dress reaching to the feet; above, a crescent.
18086 32-40-45 (none) (none) Clay mould. For making figurines. Goddess wearing a flat low headdress. Fragment: only the head and ahoulders left.
18092 (none) (none) (none) Clay mould. For making figurines. Apparently - god advancing right but too covered with salt for the design to show.
18206 32-40-46 (none) (none) Terracotta mould. For a relief. Standing god, in long robes, holding whip, standing on a beast, perhaps a sirrus. Feet and body of animal broken away.
18246 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta mould for a standing figure of a draped god, with long flounced skirt. The hands before the beasts, holding a mace.
18371 (none) (none) (none) Clay mould for making Puzuzu-head glazed beads: on the side of it an inscription.
18565 33-35-64 (none) (none) Terracotta mould. For making a figurine of a nude standing female figure (entirely encrusted with salt)
(none) 31-16-941 (none) (none) [Unknown]
1378 (none) 1924,0920.102 (none) Mould. Reddish grey clay, for figurines of nude females with necklace and belt. Top of head broken.
1551A (none) 1924,0920.103 (none) Mould. Fragment, waist downwards only. Yellow clay. Female figure, nude, with object at right hand.
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