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Limestone mold

Limestone mold

Place of OriginEgypt, Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna)
Date2nd Millennium BCE
MediumLimestone
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of Egypt Exploration Society
Object number
1925.675
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Label TextThis carved limestone mold was excavated in 1922 by the Egypt Exploration Society at the Main Town of Akhetaten (modern Amarna), the capital city built by Pharaoh Akhenaten. It was recovered during official excavations and distributed to the Toledo Museum of Art in that year’s division of finds. Molds like this were used in the production of decorative and ritual objects.
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