Terracotta mold for amulet of Osiris in mummyform

A rectangular buff-colored clay mold, worn and chalky at the edges, carrying a shallow raised relief of a standing figure in mummy wrappings with a crowned or headdressed head. The figure is set in a narrow central field and rendered in simple, schematic lines. The record identifies it as a mold for an Osiris amulet, and the form is consistent with that use, though the worn surface makes fine detail hard to read.

Look closer: Dark stain or mark on the lower center of the mold, below the figure.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–30 BCE

Medium

Clay

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3648 × 2736 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76