Mold

Mold of a standing female figure and its cast. The figure clasps her hands together above her waist and wears a textured skirt.

Mold

Description:
Mold for a female figurine and modern cast
Medium:
Molded baked clay
Location:
Diqdiqqeh Mound, Ur (modern Tell el-Muqayyar), Iraq
Dimensions:
Mold: H. 9.4 cm; W. 4 cm; D. 2.4 cm; Cast: H. 9.4 cm; W. 4 cm; D. 2 cm
Date:
Ur III or Isin-Larsa Period, ca. 2112–1763 BCE
Inventory Number:
33-35-253
Lender:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Credit:
British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1933
Courtesy of Penn Museum