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Fragment of an Arretine Mold Signed: Rasini Memmi.

Fragment of an Arretine Mold Signed: Rasini Memmi.

Roman

Fragment of a terracotta mold for making terra sigillata/Arretine pottery. The decoration consists of a series of repeating triangles and motifs from nature including rosettes, herons, and palmettes. Along the upper rim of the mold is the two-part stamp: RASINI MEMMI.

Terracotta

Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial

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