Pottery mould for wadjet eye amulets


Accession Number
EC663
Current Location
Board 1
Object Type
Implements and utensils, Mould, Amulet mould
Material
Pottery
Number of Elements
1

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Description

A pottery mould for making wadjet eye amulets. It likely dates to the New Kingdom. This item has traces of faience adhering to it. Such moulds were used for making objects out of faience. The faience frit would be put in the mould and then fired.