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Bullet casting mold

"Shym Qala" historical and cultural complex

Rectangular in shape, with two holes. The mold has four casting grooves and pouring channels that deliver molten material to each cavity. There are traces of glaze on one surface. The mold was carved from a fragment of a ceramic vessel.
Data: 18th-19th centuries.
Material: ceramic.
Technique: chisel.
Dimensions: length - 9.5 cm; width - 7.3 cm., thickness - 2.9 cm. The depth of the grooves is 1.5 cm.

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