Mold for a Male Head
AD 1–300
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Mold for a Male Head, AD 1–300. Italy, Roman. Terracotta; overall: 9.9 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Huntington 1920.172 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. Because this is a mold, its facial features would be reversed in the final product.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- terracotta
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9.9 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1920.172
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. John Huntington
- Exhibitions
- Stories From Storage
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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