Mould

56.21.724

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Grey ceramic mould for amulet. The design is for a daisy. A substance is still visible inside the mould cavity and a string impression is also visible suggesting it was used. Burn marks can also be seen at one side of the mould. Irregular rounded back to mould. From the 1925 excavations at Tell el Amarna, find number not recorded, "sundry moulds unnumbered". Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1925 and acquired by the EES in the division of finds. Donated to the East Anglia Egyptian Society by the EES in recognition of a contribution to the EES (excavation subscription). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum. Purchased from the collections of Norwich Castle Museum in 1956 by Liverpool City Museum (now World Museum).