Jewelry Mold
India
Stone, possibly argillite
3.5 by 3.25 by .75 inches (9, 8.2 and 2 cm)
19th century or earlier
Ex. collection Cathryn Cootner, former Textile Curator at the M. H. de Young Museum, San Francisco
This magical square piece of stone was carved as a jewelry mold, with channels and grooves for the molten metal to move through and fill the voids for circles and amulets, possibly small containers. A rare find from a consummate collector.
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