Bivalve

A bivalve or casting mould is used for casting metal and forming ceramic objects. Made of fired clay, metal or stone, they are reusable and consists of two half pieces that together form the shape of the item to be made inside the mould when they harden. As the mould has two parts, it is possible to make halves as a mirror images or create different designs for the outsides of the finished piece.

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  • Ancient Han Dynasty Pottery Pig, China (2029BKE) $395

    $395.00

    Mingqi are ancient earthenware pottery items usually made using a bivalve mould and covered with a lead glaze that fired to a dark green. The lead in the glaze often combined with tomb dampness for centuries creating a chemical reaction changing its coloring into a lustrous and iridescent green seen here. Han mingqi were ancestral…

  • Antique Ming Attendant with Zodiac Animal, China (1155BCK)

    $395.00

    In China a set of earthenware Zodiac attendant figures was made as a 12 piece grouping, with each figure holding a small calendar animal with each year represented by a different animal – rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig or boar – in a repeating 12-year cycle. Although…

  • SOLD Ancient Catacomb Terracotta Oil Lamp, Roman Empire (1885A-WAR)

    $155.00

    Although most famous for Christian burials, people of all religions were interred in the catacombs due to a shortage of land and demand for burial space after a switch from cremations to underground burials in the 2nd century A.D. Roman made closed earthenware terracotta lamps became the dominant oil lamp style in the Roman world…

  • Vintage Terracotta Policeman, India (11296ZLE) $105

    $105.00

    Earthenware terracotta pottery has played a significant role in the cultural, religious and artistic traditions of India for centuries. Indian terracotta images are considered spiritual, mystical and auspicious as Hindus believe terracotta incorporates the five natural elements of air, fire, earth, water and metal. Made with a bivalve mould that is hand luted and hand…

  • Vintage Terracotta Raja on Horse, India (11295GAK) $145

    $145.00

    Earthenware terracotta pottery has played a significant role in the cultural, religious and artistic traditions of India for centuries. Indian terracotta images are considered spiritual, mystical and auspicious as Hindus believe terracotta incorporates the five natural elements of air, fire, earth, water and metal. Made with a bivalve mould that is hand luted and hand…

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