noun

A heavy iron block with a flat top and concave sides, on which metal can be hammered and shaped.

Thousands of stone hammers, anvils, crucibles, metal objects, and pieces of ancient metallurgical debris were also recovered.

mould,model,pattern,form,matrix

noun

A heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped.

Thousands of stone hammers, anvils, crucibles, metal objects, and pieces of ancient metallurgical debris were also recovered.

mould,model,pattern,form,matrix