Recension de : E. Schmidt, Martin-von-Wegner-Museum der Universität Würzburg, Katalog der antiken Terrakotten. 1, die figürlichen Terrakotten, 1994 (1997) (original) (raw)

This paper gives the first detailed reconstruction of the process of producing plaster molds for terracotta figurines, focusing on an unpublished specimen that shows different traces that result from handling the material in the production process. In a second part, the so far unique marking of the outside in form of a sun serves as the starting point to discuss the general reasons behind marking the exteriors of molds. I argue that those markings might have been also used for making specific - maybe new or unique? - types or iconographies stand out and being therefore easily recognisable in the workshops.