Terracotta mold fragment

Unknown

ca. 2nd century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

This fragment has all the salient characteristics of a mold used to manufacture a relief bowl: faint horizontal striations indicating it was wheel made; incised designs on a concave surface; and no trace of glaze.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2nd century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917