Lost Wax Casting Material
2022-7-2.3
From: India
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 2022-7-2.3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Date Made | ca. 1986 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Clay | Wax |
| Technique | Cire Perdue | Dhokra |
| Iconography | Elephant |
| Description | Core of clay in the shape of an elephant with strips of wax wrapped around it which is then covered in an outer level of clay. This belongs to a set of objects that document the Dhokra brass-casting process. The third step entails covering the piece with a layer of clay to protect it during the firing. |
| Height | 5.5 cm |
| Length | 8 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Bruce Pearson, in honor of Lee Horne, 2022 |
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