Mould

Pottery mould for the manufacture of small faience objects in the shape of the goddess Taweret. Compare with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Tell el Amarna' (1894) pl. XVIII nos. 296-298. Many hundreds of moulds have been collected from New Kingdom urban sites such as Gurob, Tell el-Amarna and Qantir. The exact provenance of this amulet is not known. It was collected by Mr. J. H. T. Dawson around 1910 whilst he lived in Egypt.