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Fragment of an Arretine Mold Signed: Rasini Memmi.

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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.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Henry W. Haynes bequest; to the Department of the Classics Harvard University 1912 transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum 1977. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Bequest of Henry W. Haynes 1912
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Title: Fragment of an Arretine Mold Signed: Rasini Memmi.
Description:
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.

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