The Stages of Nepalese Lost-Wax Metal Casting

Location
Nepal

Date
2022

Artist
Foundry Foundation Nepal, Tara

Material
Wax; clay; metal alloy

Catalog Number
SC2022.2.1–.6

Collection
Rubin Museum of Art

Photo Credit
Photos by Ryan Hulvat, Courtesy of Lehigh University Art Galleries, 2023, and Sharif Hassan

Video

The Rubin Museum of Art, "Lost-Wax Metal Casting," YouTube, June 26, 2023, 14:58, https://youtu.be/oKVUhV6Q3e8.

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Art Making

Art making in Himalayan and Tibetan regions is largely religious in nature and takes a wide range of forms—from painting to lost-wax metal casting.

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