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Feb 28, 2013
Feb 28, 2013
Mold for a Male Head
Mold for a Male Head
AD 1–300
Terracotta
Overall: 9.9 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. John Huntington 1920.172
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Because this is a mold, its facial features would be reversed in the final product.
Description
Now cracked and fragmentary, this terracotta mold would have been used to produce a male head, also of terracotta. Modern impressions, whether made physically (with clay or other material) or digitally, can approximate the appearance of ancient objects made with this mold, albeit without added pigment. Separate molds may have been used to create a back for the head, and perhaps a body as well.
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