Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Bat-like Curve! waterscape which I purchased from a

which I purchased from a seller in the Netherlands

leaning against one another with a space between them

It seems a bit more like ceramic than plaster (and is quite heavy)

5" tall x  5" wide x 4" deep

Mounted to a black painted solid wood board

Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Bat-like Curve! waterscape which I purchased from aI see a lot of old wooden industrial molds but only occasionally do I across across ones like this, filled with a pitch wood resin mold material, and used for casting ornaments for architecture, molding and picture frames. This is the smallest of several I'm listing, which photographs don't quite do justice (I've shot it a couple of different light situations to try to give a sense) the mold itself has a really visceral presence, feeling like a cross