Mold for a Male Head
Unknown Artist
1–300 CE
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
9.9 × 6.4 × 4.8 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Huntington
Accession Number
1920.172
About this artwork
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.