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India - The Idol Makers - Disgarded wax moulds lie in a tank of water in the workshops of the Stpathy family of bronze statue makers

Disgarded wax moulds lie in a tank of water in the workshops of the Stpathy family of bronze statue makers in Swamimalai, India.The current Stpathy family is the twenty third generation of bronze casters dating back to the founding of the Chola Empire. The Stapathys had been sculptors of stone idols at the time of Rajaraja 1 (AD985-1014) but were called to Tanjore to learn bronze casting. Their methods using the ,ƒÚlost wax,ƒÙ process remains unchanged to this day..

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Disgarded wax moulds lie in a tank of water in the workshops of the Stpathy family of bronze statue makers in Swamimalai, India.The current Stpathy family is the twenty third generation of bronze casters dating back to the founding of the Chola Empire. The Stapathys had been sculptors of stone idols at the time of Rajaraja 1 (AD985-1014) but were called to Tanjore to learn bronze casting. Their methods using the ,ƒÚlost wax,ƒÙ process remains unchanged to this day..
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