Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Bat-like Curve! waterscape or just purring

or just purring

5" tall x  5" wide x 4" deep

which I purchased from a seller in the Netherlands

Mounted to a black painted solid wood board

with a strong

Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Bat-like Curve! waterscape or just purringI 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