Terracotta mold fragment

Unknown

ca. 300–100 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The mold, covered with a variety of different symbols, has been seen as being used for stamping sacred cakes. Alternatively, the symbols may not be religious but rather the marks of individual tradesmen or merchants who, acting as a guild, wanted to put a corporate seal on their goods.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 300–100 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1910