Statue

2022-7-2.5

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2022-7-2.5
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India
Period 20th Century
Date Made ca. 1986 CE
Section Asian
Materials Brass | Clay
Technique Cire Perdue | Dhokra
Iconography Elephant
Description

Elephant in brass with a clay core. This belongs to a set of objects that document the Dhokra brass-casting process. The final step entails breaking the finished piece out of the mold and removing clay particles with a wire brush.

Height 6.5 cm
Length 8 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Bruce Pearson, in honor of Lee Horne, 2022

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