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  • In fact, radiographs showed the drapery was manufactured using the modern sand-casting process, unlike the figure itself, which had been fabricated with the ancient lost-wax process.

    Apollo Deconstructed Arnie Cooper 2011

  • The wolf is made by the so called ‘lost-wax’ method of casting.

    Crying wolf 2006

  • They're done in the lost-wax process, which is one of the oldest ways of producing sculpture.

    CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2004 2004

  • Of particular interest are sections on technology -- stone sculptural production, metal-working techniques, lost-wax casting, and use of copper alloys -- as well as a special section on the "Intercultural Style" of carved chlorite objects, which share a distinctive iconography (especially men in combat with snakes) that integrates stylistic elements from the Indus to Mesopotamia.

    Books: Delight to the Eye 2003

  • In other words, he is an artist and a scientist, who works primarily with the lost-wax method, designing jewelry and small sculptures in wax, then transforming them into metal-silver, gold, copper, etc. -in his foundry.

    Embryography of a jeweler Raúl Ybarra 2001

  • The Jewelry program teaches how to size rings, make shanks, use a rolling mill, set stones, make molds, do lost-wax casting, and design jewelry.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • The Jewelry Design courses teach students to work with precious and semiprecious stones, cast jewelry with the lost-wax method, make rubber molds, use electroforming and enameling, set stones, and repair jewelry.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • The Jewelry program teaches how to size rings, make shanks, use a rolling mill, set stones, make molds, do lost-wax casting, and design jewelry.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • Cast using the lost-wax technique, it features imaginary creatures in openwork relief.

    Chariots Grounded at Paris Airport 1999

  • The Jewelry Design courses teach students to work with precious and semiprecious stones, cast jewelry with the lost-wax method, make rubber molds, use electroforming and enameling, set stones, and repair jewelry.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

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