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Gods, Musicians and the Bizarre - Bronze Sculptures of India

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Gods, Musicians and the Bizarre - Bronze Sculptures of India

Indian artisans have been casting brass and bronze sculptures for thousands of years. A quick tour of some of the unusual, and sometimes very strange, brass and bronze sculptures on sale at the Silk Road Gallery.

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Indian Sculpture - What is the lost Wax Process?

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Indian Sculpture - What is the lost Wax Process?

Many Indian Statues are made by the lost wax process in which a wax sculpture of an image is covered in clay which is then baked. The wax melts leaving a negative image. Molten metal is then poured into the mould. 

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Butter Lamps and Oil Lamps

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Butter Lamps and Oil Lamps

You'll find oil lamps burning in Hindu and Buddhist temples throughout India, Nepal and Tibet. In these cultures fire is a symbol of transformation, for Hindus the cremation after death is a transformative process.

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Krishna Statue - A Hindu deity

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Krishna Statue - A Hindu deity

Krishna is a Hindu deity, regarded as an avatar of Vishnu and in some monotheistic traditions considered the Supreme Being. He is often depicted as an infant or young boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana.

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