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Casting mold

Part of the collection: Middle Ages

Popularization note

Archaeological finds of casting moulds, crucibles, casting nozzles and lumps of raw material attest to the processing of non-ferrous metals. Reusable moulds made of clay or soft rock materials (sandstone, or soapstone or soapstone) were used to make serial casts of small objects, usually ornaments. For example, a stone form with a preserved unfinished temple ring is known from archaeological research in Szczecin. Ornaments with floral motifs were cast in a single mould discovered in a burial ground in Laska on the island of Wolin. The production of the desired object began with the carving of a matrix in a plate or lump of rock. The liquid metal heated in the casting crucible was transferred from above the fire with casting tongs and poured into the mould. Once solidified, the cast object had to undergo post-processing – removal of lint, casting seams, cleaning and polishing. Foundry work is one of the oldest methods of processing non-ferrous metals, known for millennia, i.e. since the Bronze Age, which began in Poland around 1700 BC. Anna Bogumiła Kowalska

Information about the object

Information about this object Casting mold

Author / creator

unknown
Slavs

Object type

casting mold

Technique

curving (engraving), smoothing

Material

stone

Creation time / dating

701 — 1150

Creation / finding place

powstanie: Pomorze Zachodnie, region historyczny (Europa) - prawdopodobnie; znalezienie: Laska (województwo zachodniopomorskie)

Owner

Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie

Identification number

MNS/A/18320

Location / status

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