Tools

Reusable casting mold

Number of tool A11429:2017

  • Description of use A two-part casting mold, one side used for casting S-shaped objects from bronze, brass, or silver. One side is carved with both the object's shape and air channels. This is evidence of metalworkers in Mežotne.
  • Place of archaeological excavation Mežotnes Hillfort
Material Dolomite
Date 10th – 13th century
Location National History Museum of Latvia