Mould

56.21.737

Information

Greyish-red mould for amulet. The design is of a date palm leaf. There is a string mark visible on the right hand side of the design and a small hole on the left. Small spots of white paste is visible in the design cavity. 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).