Small soapstone mould with the representation of a ‘Anatolian holy family’: a fertility goddess (on the left), a Storm god with his conical hat, and two children. Excavated in the ‘Karum’ (Assyrian merchant-colony) of Kaneş/Kültepe. Dated 18th century BC (Period of the Anatolian City-states). Dimensions: 62 x 50 mm.

The mould was used to cast lead plaques or to produce copies of it in clay.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘De Eerste Imperiumbouwers: de Hittieten’ . Time-Life International, 1974 .