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Gold Figures from Pre-Columbian Tombs, Colombia, South America. Artist: Unknown.

Gold Figures from Pre-Columbian Tombs, Colombia, South America. Made in Cire Perdue Process of Lost Wax casting; a method of bronze casting using a clay core and a wax coating placed in a mould. The wax is melted in the mould and drained out, and bronze poured into the space left, producing a hollow bronze figure when the core is discarded.

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Title:

Gold Figures from Pre-Columbian Tombs, Colombia, South America. Artist: Unknown.

Caption:

Gold Figures from Pre-Columbian Tombs, Colombia, South America. Made in Cire Perdue Process of Lost Wax casting; a method of bronze casting using a clay core and a wax coating placed in a mould. The wax is melted in the mould and drained out, and bronze poured into the space left, producing a hollow bronze figure when the core is discarded.

Credit:

Album / Heritage Images

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Image size:

4396 x 4338 px | 54.6 MB

Print size:

37.2 x 36.7 cm | 14.7 x 14.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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