Mould of a figurine of Hercules
The mould was discovered in the ancient city of Abdera and was used for the production of a figurine of Heracles. The hero is depicted in a drunken state and at an advanced age. He stands upright and nude, with a thick, curly beard. In his left hand, wrapped in the lion skin, he holds his club upside down, resting it on the ground. In his right hand, he probably held a drinking vessel (a kantharos or a skyphos).
On the reverse side of the mould, there is an engraved monogram consisting of the letters K and B, interpreted as the signature of the coroplast. The mould dates to the Roman period.
A coroplastic workshop existed in Abdera, where small clay figurines were produced as early as the Hellenistic period.