Casting Bronze Statues in South India

Name: Casting Bronze Statues in South India
Uploaded: 2023-11-23T03:46:35.58359123Z
Description: A sacred 600-year-old Indian bronze image of the Hindu deity Shiva is one of the masterpieces of the Asian Art Museum's collection. This video shows the master artisans in a South Indian bronze-casting workshop making similar images in the complex, time-honored way. Footage courtesy of Middelalder Centret. To view the footage in its entirety, see: https://youtu.be/0The8sbE-0g

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A sacred 600-year-old Indian bronze image of the Hindu deity Shiva is one of the masterpieces of the Asian Art Museum's collection. This video shows the master artisans in a South Indian bronze-casting workshop making similar images in the complex, time-honored way. Footage courtesy of Middelalder Centret. To view the footage in its entirety, see: https://youtu.be/0The8sbE-0g. Created by Asian Art Museum.

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Posted 4 months ago. Direct link to ＫＥＶＩＮ's post “Fascinating! What is the ...”
Fascinating! What is the smallest individual piece that can be cast in this fashion? I would imagine that a certain point, either thru size limitations or issues with handling the molten material, that smaller pieces might have to made by another method. Thanks!
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Asian Art Museum

Course: Asian Art Museum > Unit 2

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