eliminate undercutting, which would be difficult to
reproduce with a mold; the antlers and ears were
amitted, but their locations were indicated with small
lumps of clay. After the patrix had dried and had
been fired it was ready to be used in the production of
a mold,

The deer-head patrix was intended to form a bwo-
piece mold which would separate on a line bisecting
the head into two equal parts, running between the
antler stumps, eyes, nostrils and under side of the
jaw. The mold was made by carefully covering one
side of the patrix with clay, then coating the edge of

clay which bisected the head with a substance that
was probably animal fat or potash. This insured a
ready cleavage from the clay which was next coated
over the other side of the patrix. When the two halves
of the mold had dried slightly and had become firm,
they were removed from the patrix and allowed to
dry completely. The mold was then retouched by hand
and fired,

A layer of soft clay was pressed into each of the
two sections of the fired terracotta mold; then the
edges of the clay were scored and coated with clay
slip for better adhesion, and the two halves of the