Lost Wax Casting Material

2022-7-2.9

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2022-7-2.9
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India
Period 20th Century
Date Made ca. 1986 CE
Section Asian
Materials Metal
Technique Cire Perdue | Dhokra
Description

A piece of scrap metal which would be melted down and cast into a statue. This belongs to a set of objects that document the Dhokra brass-casting process.

Height 3 cm
Outside Diameter 3.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Bruce Pearson, in honor of Lee Horne, 2022

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