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Mold for a Male Head
AD 1-300
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: Mold for a Male Head
- Date Created: AD 1-300
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 9.9 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.172
- Medium: terracotta
- Fun Fact: Because this is a mold, its facial features would be reversed in the final product.
- Department: Greek and Roman Art
- Culture: Italy, Roman
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John Huntington
- Collection: GR - Roman
- Accession Number: 1920.172
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